For Latter-day Saints, higher education is linked to higher church attendance. Why?

Pew’s latest data also reflects the church’s retention problem, its Republican leanings and its more immigrant-friendly environment.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Pew Research Center data dating from 2023 and 2024 reinforces the long-standing trend that the more education members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have, the more likely they are to regularly attend church.

For Latter-day Saints, higher education is linked to higher church attendance. Why?

Pew’s latest data also reflects the church’s retention problem, its Republican leanings and its more immigrant-friendly environment.

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