This graph displays the educational attainment of U.S. veterans as of 2009, by period of their military service. In 2009, 29.1 percent of Gulf War-era I veterans had graduated college.
Educational attainment of U.S. veterans in 2009, by period of military service
Characteristic
College graduate
Some college or associate degree
High school graduate, no college
Less than a high school diploma
Veterans
7.4
32.7
32.8
27.1
Gulf War-era II veterans
1.5
29.2
45.9
23.4
Gulf War-era I veterans
1.5
28
41.4
29.1
WWII, Korean War and Vietnam-era veterans
10.2
32.3
28.9
28.6
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (May 31, 2010). Educational attainment of U.S. veterans in 2009, by period of military service [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250378/education-of-us-veterans-by-period-of-service/
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