Illinois is educated and ready to work. Among the state’s 8.9M residents age 25 and older, more than 38%, over 3.4M people, hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. At this level, Illinois ranks 12th in the nation for the share of residents 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Including the 27% who have completed some college or an associate’s degree, about two-thirds of Illinoisans age 25 and older have education beyond a high school diploma. A bachelor’s degree (22.7%) is nearly as common as a high school diploma (25.0%), the most common highest level of education. At the other end, fewer than one in ten (9.7%) did not complete high school.
Educational attainment is valuable to the Economic Research Center as we work to understand Illinois’ workforce and talent profile. It shows the education levels employers can draw on as they grow and expand in Illinois. Beyond the statewide profile, the Regional Research Pilot Program (R2P2) uses educational attainment data to see differences across Illinois’ regional economies, leveraging this data to help communities across the state make more informed decisions.
Illinois’s workforce is educated, skilled, and ready for business. To learn more about Illinois’s talent, get in touch with our team today.
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