Young Women Outpace Young Men in Degree Attainment, Census Shows

By JJ HERMES

Greater proportions of young women than young men are earning bachelor's degrees, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. But among adults over 25, men are still more likely than women to have received such degrees.

Nearly one-third, or 33.1 percent, of women ages 25 to 29...