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The big goal: To increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025. 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22. Korea. US states 25 to 34 year olds. Canada. Japan. Massachusetts. Minnesota.
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The big goal: To increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025.
58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 Korea US states 25 to 34 year olds Canada Japan Massachusetts Minnesota New York New Zealand North Dakota/Iowa/Connecticut Norway New Jersey Ireland Maryland New Hampshire/Nebraska Denmark South Dakota/Illinois/Pennsylvania/Vermont United States/Belgium/Australia Virginia/Kansas/Rhode Island Sweden/France Colorado Netherlands Wisconsin/Washington/Hawaii Utah/Missouri/Montana/Ohio Spain/Luxembourg Indiana/CA/DE/NC/MI/ID UK/Finland/Switzerland Florida/Oregon/South Carolina/Maine Wyoming/Georgia Mississippi/Alabama Chile KY/TN/OK/AZ/AK/TX Iceland New Mexico Poland Nevada Greece Louisiana/West Virginia Arkansas Germany/Hungary Portugal Italy/Mexico
64 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 Hamilton 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 Indiana counties 25 to 34 years old (population over 20,000) Korea Canada Monroe Japan Tippecanoe New Zealand Hendricks Norway Boone Ireland Denmark Bartholomew Warrick/Hancock United States/Belgium/Australia Porter/Johnson Sweden/France/Netherlands Spain/Luxembourg/UK/Finland/Switzerland Chile Iceland Poland Greece Germany/Hungary Portugal Owen/Cass Italy/Mexico Adams Austria Lawrence/Fulton/Daviess/Jennings Czech Republic/Slovak Republic White/Fayette Turkey LaGrange
Income by level of education Source: US Census, Current Population Survey master’s bachelor’s associate high school Less than high school
Unemployment by level of education Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008
35.8 million working-age adults have attended college but don’t have a degree.