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Table 10. Status completion rates, number of completers, and population of 18- through 24-year-olds: October 1972 through October 2003
Year1	Completion rate	Number of completers (thousands)	Population (thousands)
1972	82.8	19,623	23,688
1973	83.7	20,377	24,349
1974	83.6	20,724	24,794
1975	83.8	21,326	25,436
1976	83.5	21,677	25,953
1977	83.6	22,007	27,327
1978	83.6	22,308	26,697
1979	83.1	22,421	26,982
1980	83.9	22,746	27,122
1981	83.8	23,342	27,863
1982	83.8	23,290	27,790
1983	83.9	22,988	27,399
1984	84.7	22,871	27,014
1985	85.4	22,349	26,168
1986	85.5	21,766	25,453
1987	84.7	21,071	24,869
1988	84.5	20,838	24,650
1989	84.7	20,614	24,244
1990	85.6	20,390	23,837
1991	84.9	20,166	23,431
1992	86.4	19,942	23,025
1993	86.2	19,762	22,832
1994	85.8	20,538	23,946
1995	85.3	20,102	23,571
1996	86.2	20,074	23,277
1997	85.9	20,241	23,569
1998	84.8	20,451	24,113
1999	85.9	21,091	24,540
2000	86.5	21,743	25,138
2001	86.5	22,084	25,543
2002	86.6	22,249	25,697
2003	87.1	22,508	25,831
1 Estimates beginning in 1987 reflect new editing procedures for cases with missing data on school enrollment items. Estimates beginning in 1992 reflect new wording of the educational attainment item. Estimates beginning in 1994 reflect changes due to newly instituted computer-assisted interviewing. For details about changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS) over time, please see Kaufman, Alt, and Chapman (2004). NOTE: Status completion rates measure the percentage of 18- through 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school and who also hold a high school diploma or equivalent credential such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Those still enrolled in high school are excluded from the analysis. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS), October (1972–2003).