Colorado came in No. 5 in the category of most educated states in the United States. To determine the rankings, WalletHub compared all 50 states and examined the key factors of a well-educated population: educational attainment, school quality and achievement gaps between genders and races.No. 1 MassachusettsNo. 2 Maryland No. 3 Connecticut No. 4 Vermont No. 5 Colorado For most educated cities:No. 11 Colorado SpringsNo. 14 Denver, Aurora & LakewoodOther Colorado educational achievements, in comparison to other states:No. 13 ó the number of high school diploma holders.No. 8 ó percentage of graduate or professional degree holdersNo. 2 ó percentage of bachelorís degree holdersNo. 1 ó percentage of those with associateís degrees or college experienceNo. 1 ó percentage of gender gap in educational attainmentWeíve come a long wayWorldwide, women are more educated today than at any point in history, but still not as educated as men.Sixty years ago, almost 50 percent of women had no formal schooling, and their average level of educational attainment was just 3.3 years. By 2010, only a fifth of adult women had no formal schooling, and their average attainment had increased to 7.7 years.Both girls and boys are getting much more education today than they were 60 years ago. The average level of education among adult men was 4.1 years in 1960 and more than double tható8.6 yearsóin 2010. The share of men with no formal education dropped from 37 percent to 10 percent over the same period.Center for Global DevelopmentJune 2019
