degree
Values
[0]less than high school[1]high school[2]associate/junior college[3]bachelor's[4]graduate[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C/- | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| A/B/C/D | 2006 |
| Full | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for degree.
Counts by year:
| year | less than high school | high school | associate/junior college | bachelor's | graduate | no answer | don't know | skipped on web | Total |
| 1972 | 635 | 762 | 17 | 124 | 52 | 23 | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 552 | 720 | 20 | 132 | 65 | 15 | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 524 | 722 | 25 | 139 | 73 | 1 | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 534 | 732 | 33 | 140 | 50 | 1 | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 528 | 728 | 24 | 152 | 61 | 6 | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 536 | 741 | 34 | 139 | 74 | 4 | 2 | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 470 | 804 | 42 | 151 | 62 | 2 | 1 | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 445 | 745 | 45 | 158 | 71 | 3 | 1 | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 590 | 938 | 74 | 165 | 84 | 5 | 4 | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 419 | 835 | 61 | 202 | 80 | - | 2 | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 400 | 764 | 54 | 175 | 77 | 3 | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 414 | 795 | 60 | 175 | 90 | - | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 399 | 750 | 48 | 192 | 80 | 1 | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 473 | 934 | 77 | 238 | 87 | 8 | 2 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 362 | 785 | 65 | 179 | 89 | 1 | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 336 | 814 | 96 | 189 | 95 | 5 | 2 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 282 | 726 | 75 | 197 | 87 | 5 | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 305 | 825 | 73 | 224 | 81 | 9 | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 294 | 840 | 97 | 253 | 118 | 2 | 2 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 507 | 1586 | 176 | 497 | 216 | 7 | 3 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 448 | 1567 | 187 | 471 | 224 | 5 | 2 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 430 | 1500 | 209 | 478 | 205 | 10 | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 439 | 1501 | 206 | 435 | 218 | 16 | 2 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 400 | 1485 | 202 | 443 | 230 | - | 5 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 364 | 1435 | 224 | 507 | 281 | - | 1 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 691 | 2273 | 377 | 763 | 403 | 3 | - | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 297 | 1003 | 173 | 355 | 194 | - | 1 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 305 | 1001 | 145 | 375 | 218 | - | - | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 288 | 976 | 151 | 354 | 205 | - | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 330 | 1269 | 186 | 472 | 281 | - | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 328 | 1461 | 216 | 536 | 318 | 8 | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 262 | 1178 | 196 | 465 | 247 | - | - | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 246 | 1597 | 370 | 1036 | 760 | - | 14 | 9 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 359 | 1654 | 317 | 737 | 477 | - | - | - | 3544 |
| Total | 14192 | 36446 | 4355 | 11248 | 5953 | 143 | 44 | 9 | 72390 |