Nationwide, 88.6% of Americans age 25 and over have finished high school. Americans with higher educational attainment tend to earn higher incomes and live healthier lives than those with lower educational attainment. High school attainment has consistently increased over time, providing a larger share of the population with access to higher education and higher-paying job opportunities. In many American cities, the high school graduation rate is much higher than it is nationwide, and in a few it is higher than 95% of the 25 and over population.

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