The Data on Women Leaders
Key trends and data on women in top U.S. political, business and higher education positions.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Key trends and data on women in top U.S. political, business and higher education positions.
Public K-12 schools in the United States educate about 7.3 million students with disabilities – a number that has grown over the last few decades.
Both the number and share of new college graduates with a bachelor’s degree in education have decreased over the last few decades.
During the 2021-22 school year, 83% of the country’s public, private and charter school students in pre-K through 12th grade attended traditional public schools.
Overall, there are about 42.5 million Americans with disabilities, making up 13% of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
69% of adults say they got any of their tattoos to honor or remember someone or something. 47% say they got a tattoo to make a statement about what they believe.
In the 118th Congress, 94% of representatives and all but one senator hold at least a bachelor’s degree, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
Women made up 47% of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2023, up from 30% in 1950 – but growth has stagnated.
35% of U.S. parents with children younger than 18 say they are extremely or very worried that their children might be bullied at some point.
About six-in-ten Asian American registered voters are Democrats or lean Democratic, but 51% of Vietnamese American voters tilt Republican.
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