---
title: "II. The Importance of Education"
description: "![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2009/10/2009-edu-gap-01.png)"
date: "2009-10-07"
authors:
  - name: "Mark Hugo Lopez"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2009/10/07/ii-the-importance-of-education/"
categories:
  - "Hispanic/Latino Demographics"
  - "Hispanics/Latinos & Education"
---

# II. The Importance of Education

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