Educational Attainment by Demographic Criteria - These charts provide data on levels of educational attainment and mean earnings by demographics including race, Hispanic origin, and sex, as well as by state. (U.S. Census Bureau)...

Educational Attainment: Fast Facts - These tables and figures highlight trends in the educational attainment level of the United States population since 1975. Comparative characteristics include age, sex, race/ethnicity, and state. (NCES, 2011)...

OECD Family Database -- CO3.1: Educational Attainment by Gender and Average Years Spent in Formal Education - This report presents international comparisons of educational attainment by gender and average years spent in formal education. This database brings together information from various national and international databases, both within the OECD and external organizations. (OECD, 2011)...

The State of Metropolitan America: Chapter VI Educational Attainment - In this report, the authors examine national trends in educational attainment. Findings indicate that Americans are growing more educated, but progress appears to be slowing among younger adults; smart metropolitan areas are getting smarter, faster; in every large metro area, educational attainment for whites exceeds that for both blacks and Latinos; residents of older suburbs are more highly educated than other metropolitan residents; and throughout the country, more young people are going to college or graduate school. (Brookings Institution, 2010)...