In 1960, in 14.6% of marriages husbands had more education than wives. The reverse was the case 7.1% of the time. The remaining 78.3% of marriages had spouses of equal education. This imbalance peaked in 1980 when in 23% of marriages husbands were better educated while in 11% the wife was. Now, in 25.3% of marriages the wife is best educated while the reverse occurs 24.5% of the time.