Educational Attainment in the United States For the purpose of accurate numbers, organizing and referencing existing census data to understand educational attainment among age groups over time. Special report (from 1995) doing most of what we are attempting here. Sources Previous Years Before 2000, Current Years Year: 2014, Table 3 Year: 2010, Table 3 Year: 2005, Table 1 Year: 2000, Table 1 Year: 1995, Table 1 copied by hand from PDF Year: 1990, Table 1 Year: 1985 Year: 1980 Year: 1975