The percentage of people graduating college has gone up, however, it’s still lower than what the president is calling for. The department of education says 39.3% of adults between the ages of 25 and 34 have an associates or bachelor’s degree, which is about a half of a percentage more than it was a year ago. Why haven’t those numbers jumped yet? The high cost of education, the government is reducing the money they give to universities, while the schools make up for that cost by passing the cost on to you.