# Nearly half of Americans have no plans for more education

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/nearly-half-of-americans-have-no-plans-for-more-education/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Just under half of Americans (49%) say they are not interested in pursuing more education or professional learning in the near future, according to a Verasight survey conducted Dec. 3-8, 2025.

About a third (32%) express some interest, from those already enrolled to those looking beyond the coming year, while one-in-five (20%) are not sure.

## Topline

Are you interested in pursuing further education/professional learning in the near future?

Nearly half of Americans have no plans for more education.

- No: 48.6%
- Not sure: 19.8%
- Yes, I am currently pursuing further education/professional learning: 9.6%
- Yes, within the next 12 months: 6.8%
- Yes, but not within the next 12 months: 6.0%
- Yes, within the next 3 months: 5.3%
- Yes, within the next 6 months: 3.9%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: soc_pol
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#interest-in-further-educationprofessional-learning](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#interest-in-further-educationprofessional-learning)

## Citation

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#interest-in-further-educationprofessional-learning](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#interest-in-further-educationprofessional-learning)