Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972–2008

NCES 2011-012 December 2010

Table C-6. Standard errors for table 7: Status dropout rates, number of status dropouts, and population of 16- through 24-year-olds: October 1972 through October 2008

Year	Status dropout rate (percent)	Number of status dropouts (thousands)	Population (thousands)
1972	0.28	91.1	—
1973	0.27	90.9	—
1974	0.27	92.0	—
1975	0.27	92.0	—
1976	0.26	93.3	—
1977	0.27	94.9	—
1978	0.27	95.6	—
1979	0.27	96.8	—
1980	0.26	95.4	—
1981	0.26	96.1	—
1982	0.27	100.0	—
1983	0.27	98.6	—
1984	0.27	96.1	—
1985	0.27	93.2	—
1986	0.27	91.4	—
1987	0.28	92.3	—
1988	0.30	100.2	—
1989	0.31	98.0	—
1990	0.29	92.0	—
1991	0.30	92.8	—
1992	0.28	87.7	—
1993	0.28	87.5	—
1994	0.26	91.4	—
1995	0.27	92.9	—
1996	0.27	90.1	—
1997	0.27	87.4	—
1998	0.27	90.8	—
1999	0.26	89.7	—
2000	0.26	89.3	—
2001	0.25	89.3	—
2002	0.24	84.2	—
2003	0.23	82.6	—
2004	0.23	84.8	—
2005	0.22	81.7	—
2006	0.22	81.8	—
2007	0.21	79.8	—
2008	0.20	76.8	—
— Not available. NOTE: Some of the standard error estimates in this table may differ from those previously published due to changes in the generalized variance parameters developed by the U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 1972–2008.