This statistic shows the composition of the level of education of new entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016. In 2016, about 17 percent of U.S. entrepreneurs had attained less than high school education.
Composition of educational attainment of new entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016
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Kauffman Foundation. (May 18, 2017). Composition of educational attainment of new entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/693348/changes-in-distribution-of-new-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-by-education/
Kauffman Foundation. "Composition of educational attainment of new entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/693348/changes-in-distribution-of-new-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-by-education/
Kauffman Foundation. (2017). Composition of educational attainment of new entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/693348/changes-in-distribution-of-new-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-by-education/
Kauffman Foundation. "Composition of Educational Attainment of New Entrepreneurs in The United States in 1996 and 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/693348/changes-in-distribution-of-new-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-by-education/
Kauffman Foundation, Composition of educational attainment of new entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/693348/changes-in-distribution-of-new-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-by-education/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Composition of educational attainment of new entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016 [Graph], Kauffman Foundation, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/693348/changes-in-distribution-of-new-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-by-education/