2021
44.2%
Asian American Population over 25 Years Old with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, New York City
40.7%
Total Population over 25 Years Old with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, New York City
Educational Attainment
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Educational Attainment, New York City
Percentage of Population 25 Years Old and Over
| No High School Diploma | High School Diploma or Equivalent | Some College | Bachelor’s Degree | Degree beyond a Bachelor’s | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 2015 | 2021 | 2010 | 2015 | 2021 | 2010 | 2015 | 2021 | 2010 | 2015 | 2021 | 2010 | 2015 | 2021 | |
| Asian | 24.4% | 24.5% | 22.5% | 20.6% | 19.1% | 19.0% | 14.3% | 14.8% | 14.2% | 26.4% | 26.2% | 26.9% | 14.2% | 15.3% | 17.5% |
| Bangladeshi | 23.1% | 21.3% | 21.9% | 24.2% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 16.9% | 20.7% | 17.7% | 22.4% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 13.3% | 12.3% | 13.6% |
| Burmese | NA | 26.9% | 18.9% | NA | 11.5% | 16.8% | NA | 12.1% | 13.1% | NA | 36.9% | 39.9% | NA | 12.6% | 11.3% |
| Chinese | 35.9% | 34.9% | 32.4% | 21.5% | 19.7% | 20.5% | 11.7% | 12.3% | 12.4% | 19.9% | 21.6% | 21.7% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 13.1% |
| Filipino | 4.8% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 9.1% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 20.0% | 22.5% | 20.0% | 53.3% | 50.7% | 48.6% | 12.8% | 12.9% | 15.3% |
| Indian | 18.9% | 19.3% | 18.6% | 22.7% | 20.8% | 19.2% | 13.7% | 13.9% | 14.3% | 25.1% | 23.5% | 24.5% | 19.6% | 22.5% | 23.5% |
| Japanese | 3.4% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 11.2% | 12.2% | 11.8% | 21.6% | 17.7% | 16.2% | 41.8% | 44.1% | 43.8% | 22.0% | 24.2% | 25.1% |
| Korean | 8.7% | 8.3% | 6.6% | 22.6% | 19.5% | 17.8% | 16.3% | 18.1% | 14.5% | 35.8% | 35.5% | 37.2% | 16.7% | 18.6% | 23.9% |
| Nepalese | NA | 26.2% | 20.4% | NA | 24.7% | 25.1% | NA | 18.7% | 12.7% | NA | 18.2% | 31.6% | NA | 12.1% | 10.3% |
| Pakistani | 22.7% | 25.1% | 19.0% | 25.9% | 24.0% | 22.7% | 15.2% | 18.5% | 15.3% | 22.3% | 19.1% | 23.4% | 13.9% | 13.3% | 19.7% |
| Sri Lankan | 2.7% | 16.5% | 16.2% | 32.1% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 22.8% | 19.6% | 17.5% | 27.0% | 27.2% | 21.6% | 15.4% | 9.5% | 17.4% |
| Taiwanese | NA | 8.8% | 5.9% | NA | 11.1% | 10.5% | NA | 13.1% | 8.6% | NA | 31.3% | 36.8% | NA | 35.8% | 38.1% |
| Thai | 10.3% | 9.2% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 19.6% | 21.5% | 26.9% | 15.4% | 20.1% | 35.0% | 36.1% | 43.1% | 18.7% | 19.7% | 10.5% |
| Vietnamese | 27.9% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 20.6% | 14.7% | 12.7% | 13.6% | 9.9% | 11.2% | 23.7% | 32.4% | 30.2% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 18.1% |