Personal finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2020’s Most & Least Educated States in America and South Carolina was listed as the 7th least educated in the country.
In order to determine where the most educated Americans live, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 18 key metrics. The data set ranges from share of adults aged 25 and older with at least a high school diploma to average university quality to gender gap in educational attainment.
How educated is South Carolina? (1=Most; 25=Avg.):
- 36th – % of High-School Diploma Holders
- 39th – % of Associate’s Degree Holders or College-Experienced Adults
- 37th – % of Bachelor's Degree Holders
- 35th – % of Graduate- or Professional-Degree Holders
- 32nd – Avg. University Quality
- 43rd – Racial Gap in Educational Attainment
- 48th – Gender Gap in Educational Attainment
To see the full report, click here.
