Table 5.
Educational Attainment by Race/Ethnicity 1960–1970
| Year | White | Black | Asian & Pacific | All | Hispanic | Cuban | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican | Puerto Rican | ||||||
| High School Graduate or More | |||||||
| 1960 | 43.2 | 20.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1970 | 54.5 | 31.4 | NA | 32.1 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 43.9 |
| 1980 | 68.8 | 51.2 | NA | 44.0 | 37.6 | 40.1 | 55.3 |
| 1990 | 79.1 | 66.2 | 80.4 | 50.8 | 44.1 | 55.5 | 63.5 |
| 2000 | 84.9 | 78.5 | 85.7 | 57.0 | 51.0 | 64.3 | 73.0 |
| 2006 | 86.2 | 82.3 | 87.8 | 60.3 | 53.9 | 73.5 | 79.8 |
| College Graduate or More | |||||||
| 1960 | 8.1 | 3.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1970 | 11.3 | 4.4 | NA | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 11.1 |
| 1980 | 17.1 | 8.4 | NA | 7.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 16.2 |
| 1990 | 22.0 | 11.3 | 39.9 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 20.2 |
| 2000 | 26.1 | 16.5 | 43.9 | 10.6 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 23.0 |
| 2006 | 29.1 | 18.5 | 52.1 | 12.7 | 9.0 | 16.4 | 27.2 |
U.S. Census Bureau, 200844 (Table 221)
NA = Not Available