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Thinking about your family or primary caregivers growing up, what was the highest level of education achieved by any parent or guardian?
Highest education of any parent or guardian growing up · Asked in 3 waves, 2023–2025 · 36,585 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Less than high school degree | High school degree or GED | Some college but no degree | Certificate or technical degree | Associate degree | Bachelor’s degree | Graduate degree | n |
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Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
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| All respondents | 14% | 33% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 18% | 13% | 12912 | ±0.9 | |
| 18–29 | 9% | 27% | 13% | 5% | 7% | 23% | 16% | 2089 | ±2 | |
| 30–44 | 12% | 30% | 10% | 5% | 7% | 20% | 16% | 2994 | ±2 | |
| 45–64 | 13% | 35% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 16% | 13% | 4195 | ±2 | |
| 65+ | 20% | 40% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 3634 | ±2 |
SHED 2025 · US adults 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.