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- Years of School Completed, by Age & Race: 1960 - 1989[In percent.] Years ofSchool Completed 1960 1970 1980 1985 1987 1988 1989
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- 25 Years Old
- & Over
- All Persons(1)
- Not high school
- graduates 58.9 47.7 33.5 26.1 24.4 23.8 23.1
- With less than
- 5 years of school 8.3 5.5 3.6 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.5
- With 4 years of high
- school or more 41.1 52.3 66.5 73.9 75.6 76.2 76.9
- College,
- 4 years or more 7.7 10.7 16.2 19.4 19.9 20.3 21.1
- Median school years
- completed: 10.6 12.1 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.7
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- Black Persons
- Not high school
- graduates 79.9 68.6 48.8 40.2 36.6 36.7 35.4
- With less than
- 5 years of school 23.8 14.6 8.2 6.2 5.0 4.8 5.3
- With 4 years of high
- school or more 20.1 31.4 51.2 59.8 63.4 63.3 64.6
- College,
- 4 years or more 3.1 4.4 8.4 11.1 10.7 11.3 11.8
- Median school years
- completed: 8.0 9.8 12.0 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.4
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- 25-29 Years Old
- All Persons(1)
- Not high school
- graduates 39.3 26.2 15.5 13.9 14.0 14.1 14.5
- With less than
- 5 years of school 2.8 1.7 1.1 .7 .9 1.0 1.0
- With 4 years of high
- school or more 60.7 73.8 84.5 86.1 86.0 85.9 85.5
- College,
- 4 years or more 11.1 16.3 22.1 22.2 22.0 22.7 23.4
- Median school years
- completed : 12.3 12.6 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.9
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- Black Persons
- Not high school
- graduates 62.3 44.6 24.8 19.4 16.7 19.2 17.8
- With less than
- 5 years of school 7.0 3.2 1.1 .4 .4 .3 .5
- With 4 years of high
- school or more 37.7 55.4 75.2 80.6 83.3 80.9 82.2
- College,
- 4 years or more 4.8 6.0 11.4 11.5 11.4 12.3 12.7
- Median school years
- completed: 9.0 12.1 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7
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- 1. Includes other races, not shown separately.
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- Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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