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Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Vol. 32, No. 24. October 2, 1969

Americans Better Educated Than Ever Before

Americans Better Educated Than Ever Before

An estimated 6.4 million men in the United States—more than 12 per cent. of those 21 years of age and older—have college degrees, according to a new report by the Census Bureau of the U.S. Government.

This is a four per cent. increase since 1964.

The report said the average educational attainment for non-whites increased from 8.9 years of schooling to 9.5 years between 1964 and 1968.

The report also said that U.S. citizens 75 years of age or older average under 8.5 years of schooling and those between 20 and 21 years of age have attended school for about 13 years. Average educational attainment in the country is thus increasing with each generation, the report concluded.