The most and least educated U.S. states

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Education in the U.S. is provided in public and private schools and by someone through homeschooling. State governments set general educational standards, often requiring standardized tests for K–12 public school systems.

The prevalence of the $1.3 trillion in funding comes from state and local governments, with federal funding accounting for approximately $260 billion in 2021.

State regulation requires education over an age range, beginning between 5 and 8 and ending between 16 and 18, depending on the U.S. state.

Compulsory education is split into three levels: elementary, middle or junior high, and high school.

Numerous publicly and privately administered colleges and universities offer various post-secondary education.

In 2017, 46.4% of U.S. citizens aged 25 to 64 attained post-secondary education. 48% of Americans aged 25 to 34 achieved tertiary education, about 4% above the OECD average of 44%. 35% of Americans aged 25 and over have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Below is the rank of America’s most and least-educated states created by Reddit user tabthough.

Here is the map of the most and least educated U.S. states created by Businessinsider.

Source: Business Insider

WalletHub compared the 50 U.S. states of two dimensions, including 11 metrics on educational attainment, quality of education, and attainment gap.