A good education helps most folks on their path to success. And in some states, that path is easier to find.
According to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, adults with a college degree are 10 percentage points more likely to be employed, and will earn 56% more on average than adults who only completed the end of high school. They are less likely to suffer from depression than their less-educated peers.
The 5 most educated states in America — and the 5 least educated
"There’s a strong correlation between being more educated and receiving higher compensation,”
WalletHub set out to find the most and least educated states, trying to understand where Americans have the easiest access to the best education.
It looked at data from all 50 states across two key dimensions: educational attainment and quality of education. Beyond graduation rates, it considered factors like quality of school systems, blue ribbon schools per capita, quality of universities, states with summer learning opportunities, and gaps in attainment across race and gender lines.
https://qz.com/us-states-most-least-educated-1851759370