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'Worth' is a slippery statement. For that matter, so is 'college graduate'. I did a breakdown of unemployment vs level of education attained (using BLS data),
by pnathan 12y ago
'Worth' is a slippery statement. For that matter, so is 'college graduate'.
I did a breakdown of unemployment vs level of education attained (using BLS data), and there was a strong visual difference between the people with college work and those without. If you had a college degree, you had a far better chance to have a job than someone who, e.g., dropped out of high school.
But this really only tells part of a story; it doesn't remark on the jobs available, or the personal determination, or the social savvy to grasp what more job-friendly life choices would be.
Etc.
- pessimizer 12y agoAnd, of course, people who are less bright, work less hard, or have financial hardships (or who attend terrible primary or secondary schools) will find K-12 harder to complete, and make it to college less often. People who find school easier will have little to no reason not to attend college, especially with the large discounts that come with good grades and high test scores.