And I would trust there is not a lot of debate about the importance of that. Sadly, that is not the case today. Our nation used to lead the world in the percentage of adults with a college degree. We were number one. Today, despite being the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, we are in 11th place in terms of the percentage of adults with a college degree. We are now behind countries like Japan, South Korea, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and Switzerland, among others. (00:47–01:10)
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Asserts that the U.S. has fallen from first to 11th place in adults with college degrees.
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