Economic/Financial Benefits
This results in a 10% increase of income, on average -- typically outperforming typical stock market returns
Every 1 year of education additional to that of a high-school diploma.
The average days fewer a high school dropout lives compared to someone with just a high school diploma.
Between 1095-1825 Days
This increase in high school graduation rates could lead to a decrease in over 100,000 crimes
A 1% increase in high school graduation rates could prevent approximately how many crimes each year in the U.S.?
A four-year degree increases the likelihood that someone born in the lowest income quintile will reach the top quintile by how many times?
The percentage of adults that had a formal education in the early 1800s
What is 20% of adults
An increase of $6.5 Trillion/year world wide
What is the hypothesized increase tot he world GDP if every child were in school.
7% vs 24%
What's the difference in the % of who smoke cigarettes in those with a college degree compated to those who do?
This level of education is likely to prevent incarceration by more than 2x.
A high school diploma
$65,000/year median income.
What is the median income for Young Adults with Master's or higher int he US
This is the number of children, globally, who were out of school prematurely.
What is 272,000,00 children?
$682/Week
$853/Week
$1,432/Week
$2,083/Week
The median weekly earnings for those without a high school diploma, someone with a high school diploma, someone with a college undergrad, and someone with a doctorate, respectively.
Better behaviors, lower smoking, improved chronic disease outcomes
Higher educational attainment strongly correlates with what kinds of healthier outcomes
An 18% Difference -- with the last election being decided by a total of just .15% of votes.
What is the differential between those that voted in the 2020 election when the had a college diploma vs. those that didn't?
Women gain this much compared to men for every year of education they complete.
What is 1.2%
This is the number of 'disaster-related deaths' that could be prevented over a 20 year span if every child completed high school
What is 200,000 lives (or over 3x the number of people living in Warrick County)?
A differential of $260,000
The differential of lifetime earnings in the U.S. of someone who completes high school vs. someone who doesn't.
7 Years
On average, how many years longer do U.S. adults with a bachelor’s degree live compared to those without a high school diploma?
Over 2x as likely to participate
Adults with a college degree are nearly how many times more likely to participate in civic or advocacy organizations?
Underinvesting in women can slow a country's total GDP by this percentage (range) per year.
What is 1.2-1.5%, or about $409,000,000 in the US.
This country doubled it's average years of schooling for each student from 6-12 years from 1970 to 2010.
What is South Korea?
This % increase in male high school graduation rate would save the US up to $1,400,000,000 annually.
1%
14% Lower BMI
Attending university has been linked to what percentage lower BMI in mid-life?
Over $381,000 over the course of a lifetime.
College graduates contribute about how much more in taxes over their lifetime than they receive in government benefits
What is 300% faster wage growth
Educating children about energy uses reduces their long-term carbon footprint by this much.
What is a 30% Decrease in usage?