Goldin, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 1994
about 70% of the increase in total educational attainment from 1930 to 1970 for men 40 to 44 years old. High school, not … occurred in the brief period from 1920 to 1935. The 1920s provided the initial burst in high school attendance, but the Great … Depression added significantly to high school enrollment and graduation rates. Attendance rates were highest in states, regions …
