The educational attainment of the U.S. population refers to the highest level of education completed. The educational attainment of the U.S. population is similar to that of many other industrialized
Achievement gaps between boys and girls in the United States are more pronounced in reading and writing than in math and science.
Income by education and gender, 2000 U.S. census
Income by education and race
The percent of the labor force in the Professional/Managerial and relating occupations, white collar occupations and blue collar occupations
Adult literacy in the United States is assessed through national and international studies conducted by various government agencies and private research organizations. The most recent comprehensive da
Educational attainment in the United States
…Household income in the United States Literacy in the United States Poverty in the United States…
Native youth in front of Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania c.1900
President George W. Bush participates in a reading demonstration the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla.
First Lady Barbara Bush with New York City school children at the UNESCO International Literacy Day celebration in 1989 (the same year that the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy was launched)