The condition of education 2013

'The condition of education', produced by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), is an annual publication that uses key indicators to summarise important developments and trends in education in the United States. The 42 indicators in the 2013 report focus on population characteristics, participation in education, elementary and secondary education, and postsecondary education. The report shows that: between 1990 and 2012, employment rates for adults with at least a bachelor's degree were higher than employment rates for adults without a bachelor's degree; this pattern was consistently observed for young adults, 25- to 64-year-olds, and 25- to 34-year-olds; in 2012, some 33 per cent of 25- to 29-year-olds had completed a bachelor's degree or higher credential; across OECD countries, the percentage of 25- to 64-year-olds who had earned a college degree was higher in 2010 than in 2001; in 2011, young adults with a bachelor's degree earned almost twice as much as those without a high school diploma or its equivalent, 50 per cent more than young adult high school completers, and 21 per cent more than young adults with an associate's degree; during the most recent economic recession (December 2007 through June 2009), the unemployment rate increased less for those who had at least a bachelor's degree than for those who had less than a bachelor's degree; between 2000 and 2011, enrollment rates increased for age groups between 18 and 34; the gap in the status dropout rate between high-income and low-income families narrowed between 1970 and 2011; between 1975 and 2011, the immediate college enrollment rate increased from 51 per cent to 68 per cent; and in 2011, the federal government provided 146 billion dollars in student financial aid in grants and loans. Show less