The United States Census Bureau is reporting two major developments involving education. For the first time in history, 90 percent of Americans over 25 years of age have finished high school. In addition, more than one-third of Americans over the age of 25 have a college degree or higher. That is a big change from 1940. At that time, a Census Bureau study found that less than 25 percent of the U.S. population had completed at least four years of high school. It also found that just 4.6 percent had earned a four-year bachelor’s degree or taken additional classes after completing a study program at a college or university. The new study found that, in 2017, 54 percent of Americans who did not complete high school were born outside the United States. The numbers are even higher among Hispanic men and women. Seventy-six percent of Hispanics born overseas did not have a high school degree. Higher percentages of foreign-born people from all race and ethnic groups have not finished high school.
Title: US Census: Americans are More Educated than Ever Before
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data-end-time='29417'>In addition, more than one-third of Americans over the age of 25 have a college degree or higher.</span> <span data-start-time='29417' data-end-time='33750'>That is a big change from 1940.</span> <span data-start-time='33750' data-end-time='46104'>At that time, a Census Bureau study found that less than 25 percent of the U.S. population had completed at least four years of high school.</span> <span data-start-time='46104' data-end-time='61958'>It also found that just 4.6 percent had earned a four-year bachelor’s degree or taken additional classes after completing a study program at a college or university.</span> <span data-start-time='61958' data-end-time='74521'>The new study found that, in 2017, 54 percent of Americans who did not complete high school were born outside the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='74521' data-end-time='79625'>The numbers are even higher among Hispanic men and women.</span> <span data-start-time='79625' data-end-time='87229'>Seventy-six percent of Hispanics born overseas did not have a high school degree.</span> <span data-start-time='87229' data-end-time='96167'>Higher percentages of foreign-born people from all race and ethnic groups have not finished high school.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2773/8F8B1BEB-F748-4DB1-AA57-4CD1A1966A6A_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question 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