1. The big goal: To increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025.

3. 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 Canada Japan Korea Massachusetts Minnesota North Dakota/Iowa/Connecticut Colorado New Hampshire/Nebraska South Dakota/Illinois/Pennsylvania/Vermont Wisconsin/Washington/Hawaii Virginia/Kansas/Rhode Island Indiana/CA/DE/NC/MI/ID Florida/Oregon/South Carolina/Maine Wyoming/Georgia Mississippi/Alabama KY/TN/OK/AZ/AK/TX New Mexico Nevada Louisiana/West Virginia Arkansas Ireland Netherlands UK/Finland/Switzerland Greece Italy/Mexico Spain/Luxembourg Poland Germany/Hungary New Zealand Norway Sweden/France Iceland Portugal US states 25 to 34 year olds Utah/Missouri/Montana/Ohio Chile New York New Jersey Maryland Denmark United States/Belgium/Australia

4. 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 64 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 Hamilton Porter/Johnson Monroe Hendricks Tippecanoe Lawrence/Fulton/Daviess/Jennings Indiana counties 25 to 34 years old (population over 20,000) Boone Adams LaGrange White/Fayette Canada Japan Korea Ireland United States/Belgium/Australia Spain/Luxembourg/UK/Finland/Switzerland Greece Italy/Mexico Poland Germany/Hungary New Zealand Norway Sweden/France/Netherlands Iceland Portugal Denmark Chile Bartholomew Owen/Cass Austria Czech Republic/Slovak Republic Turkey Warrick/Hancock

5. Income by level of education Source: US Census, Current Population Survey master’s bachelor’s associate high school Less than high school

6. Unemployment by level of education Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008

7. From the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution

10. 35.8 million working-age adults have attended college but don’t have a degree.