California is least educated State with 2,471,189 citizens 25 and older never finished 9th grade; worst in the nation

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December 20, 2019

California is least educated State with 2,471,189 citizens 25 and older never finished 9th grade; worst in the nation

California once again ranked No. 1 among the 50 states for the percentage of its residents 25 and older who have never completed ninth grade and 50th for the percentage who have at least graduated from high school, according to new five-year estimates (2014-2018) released Thursday by the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

California, as CNSNews.com reported last year, also ranked No. 1 for the percentage who never completed ninth grade and No. 50 for the percentage who had graduated from high school in the five-year estimates (2013-2017) the Census Bureau released in December 2018.

In California, according to the new five-year estimate, 2,471,189 residents 25 and older had never completed ninth grade.

Full report here.

December 20, 2019 in Education | Permalink