Educational attainment

The US is one of only 2 industrialized countries in the world where the younger generation (blue) is less-educated than the older generation (red). In other words, the whole idea of leaving the next generation “better off” is really at risk here. And that doesn’t bode well for international economic competitiveness…time to invest in higher education.
Source: NCHEMS, www.nchems.org

The left axis is “percent of adult with an Associate’s Degree or higher.” Data is from 2004, the most recent available from OECD.