Race by Years of School Completed for Persons 25 Years and Over for the United States: 1980, 1990, and Percent Change

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7-10. Race by Years of School Completed for Persons 25 Years and Over for the United States: 1980, 1990, and Percent Change

                                                   TOTAL                                     WHITE                                 NONWHITE

                                                                   PCT                                      PCT                                    PCT
 UNITED STATES                          1980            1990      CHANGE        1980             1990      CHANGE        1980           1990      CHANGE

 Persons 25 Yrs. & Over:            132,835,687     158,868,436    19.6      114,290,384     132,023,308    15.5      18,545,483     26,845,128    44.8    

   Less than 9th Grade               24,257,683      16,502,211   -32.0       19,020,406      11,806,669   -37.9       5,237,277      4,695,542   -10.3
   High School                       66,224,549      70,484,270     6.4       57,447,997      58,246,355     1.4       8,776,552     12,237,915    39.4
     No Diploma                      20,277,514      22,841,507    12.6       16,663,849      17,355,153     4.1       3,613,665      5,486,354    51.8
     Graduate                        45,947,035      47,642,763     3.7       40,784,148      40,891,202     0.3       5,162,887      6,751,561    30.8
   College:                          42,353,455      71,881,955    69.7       37,821,981      61,970,284    63.8       4,531,474      9,911,671   118.7
     1-3 Years                       20,794,975      39,571,702    90.3       18,263,953      33,524,828    83.6       2,531,022      6,046,874   138.9
     4 or More Years                 21,558,480      32,310,253    50.0       19,558,028      28,445,456    45.4       2,000,452      3,864,797    93.2

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1980 Census of Population, General Social & Economic Characteristics: U.S. Summary, PC80-1-C1, Table 83, and 1990 Census.

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