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section.estimate
High school diploma or higher in United States
2021 – 2024 · 4 data points
section.updated Oct 21, 2026
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
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4 figures
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6 figures
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tourism
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Latest value · 2024
89.6%
+0.2 pp
section.change_since
First value · 2021
88.9%
High school diploma or higher, 2021 – 2024 percent
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2021
2024
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value
89.6% · 2024
First value
88.9% · 2021
Highest
89.6% · 2024
Lowest
88.9% · 2021
Data points
4
By year
section.all_years · 2021 – 2024
| Year | United States | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024section.estimate | 89.6% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023section.estimate | 89.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022section.estimate | 89.1% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021section.estimate | 88.9% |
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
section.what
The share of adults who finished high school.
section.how
Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or equivalent or more, from the survey.
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