U.S. One of Two Countries Where Kids' Educational Attainment is Lower Than Their Parents'

By Daniela Perdomo
Posted on January 8, 2010, Printed on January 9, 2010
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers//145033/

According to a recent report, Americans aged 25–34 have attained less education than their parents' generation.

If the data cited by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) commission report is correct, the United States and Germany are the only two nations in the world where this holds true.

Indeed, while the United States ranks second among all nations in the proportion of population aged 35-64 with a college degree, we rank tenth in the percentage of those aged 25-34 with an associate's or high school degree.