It's interesting how many stories appear on HN claiming that too many people have college degrees, when a historically low proportion of Americans have degrees

It's interesting how many stories appear on HN claiming that too many people have college degrees, when a historically low proportion of Americans have degrees in comparison to other nations. The proportion of Americans with degrees - around 25% - hasn't changed since the 1970s. Back then, that was the highest proportion in the world. However, since the '70s other countries began taking post-secondary education seriously. There are at least ten countries with a higher proportion of college grads. If too many people have degrees in the US, then you'd expect graduates in those countries to be despondent. Heck, Canada is over 40%. The country should be in open revolt if things are really that bad.