What are the 20-year educational trends in my metro?
Select one of the more than 200 metros to see how educational attainment has changed since 1990 for the workforce overall.


San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
All Occupations
Average salary (2011): $69,880

Educational Attainment

2010

  Share (%)  Rank 
at least a high school diploma (or equivalent)   90.6 Margin of Error
± .51
 
172
at least some college (no degree)   76.8 Margin of Error
± .80
 
5
at least a bachelor's degree   52.4 Margin of Error
± 1.14
 
2
at least a master's degree   23.8 Margin of Error
± 1.45
 
2
average years of schooling   14.5 Margin of Error
±
 
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2000

Share (%)  Rank 
 89.9 Margin of Error
± .32
 
126
 76.6 Margin of Error
± .49
 
2
 48.1 Margin of Error
± .73
 
2
 20.3 Margin of Error
± .91
 
3
 14.2 Margin of Error
±
 
5

1990

Share (%)  Rank 
 89.1 Margin of Error
± .41
 
56
 72.7 Margin of Error
± .66
 
2
 39.5 Margin of Error
± .97
 
2
 15.0 Margin of Error
± 1.16
 
14
 13.9 Margin of Error
±
 
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