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    Average Student Loan Debt by Age:

    Those aged between 50 to 61 have the highest average federal student loan debt at $45,159.

    6.10% of federal student loan debt belongs to adults under the age of 25.

    Adults aged 25 to 34 years old hold 30.1% of the federal student loan debt; 39.1% belongs to 35- to 49-year-olds.

    24.6% of federal student loan debt is from borrowers aged 50 years and older.

    61- to 65-year-olds who started college at a traditional age of 18 had the highest starting student loan interest rates.

    https://educationdata.org/average-student-loan-debt