India, Feb. 22 -- Hindus are the most highly educated religious group in the United States, followed by Jews, according to a new analysis by the Pew Research Centre which examined educational attainment across America's major faith communities. Washington-based think tank Pew Research Centre said the findings of the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) are one of the most comprehensive surveys of religion and public life in the United States.

Seven-in-ten Hindus (70 per cent) and 65 per cent of Jews have a bachelor's degree or more education; that compares with 35 per cent of US adults overall, according to the RLS study made public on February 19. Other religious groups with above-average levels of higher education include Muslims, B...