For years, educators have noticed that women outnumber men on most college campuses.
Now it’s official: Among 25– 29-year-olds, 36 percent of women have at least a bachelor’s degree compared to only 28 percent of men. For all working adults 25 and up, 37 percent of females had a bachelor’s compared to 35 percent of their male colleagues, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Newly crunched data from a report, “Educational Attainment in the United States: 2010” shows that women over 25 graduated high school at a rate of 87.6 percent, outpacing men that age who have only an 86.6 percent rate of high school graduation.
Other highlights released yesterday:
* A whopping 52 percent of Asians 25 and older had a bachelor’s degree or more, exceeding non-Hispanic whites with a degree (33 percent), blacks (20 percent) and Hispanics (14 percent).
* 30 percent of adults over the age of 25 had at least a bachelor’s degree in 2010, compared to 26 percent in 2000.
'It happened right in your own backyard' NewsdayTV looks back at Long Island's pivotal role in the American Revolution, as well as how LIers are celebrating this year's holiday. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed and Elisa DiStefano are your hosts for this American adventure.
'It happened right in your own backyard' NewsdayTV looks back at Long Island's pivotal role in the American Revolution, as well as how LIers are celebrating this year's holiday. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed and Elisa DiStefano are your hosts for this American adventure.
