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| Table 219.65. | High school completion rate of 18- to 24-year-olds not enrolled in high school (status completion rate), by sex and race/ethnicity: 1972 through 2014 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Status completion rate1 | |||||||||||||
| Total | Sex | Race/ethnicity2 | ||||||||||||
| Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| 1972 | 82.8 | (0.35) | 83.0 | (0.51) | 82.7 | (0.48) | 86.0 | (0.35) | 72.1 | (1.41) | 56.2 | (2.78) | — | (†) |
| 1973 | 83.7 | (0.34) | 84.0 | (0.49) | 83.4 | (0.47) | 87.0 | (0.34) | 71.6 | (1.39) | 58.7 | (2.79) | — | (†) |
| 1974 | 83.6 | (0.34) | 83.4 | (0.49) | 83.8 | (0.46) | 86.7 | (0.34) | 72.9 | (1.38) | 60.1 | (2.58) | — | (†) |
| 1975 | 83.8 | (0.33) | 84.1 | (0.47) | 83.6 | (0.46) | 87.2 | (0.33) | 70.2 | (1.40) | 62.2 | (2.61) | — | (†) |
| 1976 | 83.5 | (0.33) | 83.0 | (0.48) | 84.0 | (0.45) | 86.4 | (0.34) | 73.5 | (1.33) | 60.3 | (2.55) | — | (†) |
| 1977 | 83.6 | (0.33) | 82.8 | (0.49) | 84.4 | (0.45) | 86.7 | (0.34) | 73.9 | (1.33) | 58.6 | (2.52) | — | (†) |
| 1978 | 83.6 | (0.33) | 82.8 | (0.48) | 84.2 | (0.45) | 86.9 | (0.33) | 73.4 | (1.32) | 58.8 | (2.45) | — | (†) |
| 1979 | 83.1 | (0.33) | 82.1 | (0.49) | 84.0 | (0.45) | 86.5 | (0.34) | 72.6 | (1.32) | 58.5 | (2.40) | — | (†) |
| 1980 | 83.9 | (0.32) | 82.3 | (0.48) | 85.3 | (0.43) | 87.5 | (0.33) | 75.2 | (1.27) | 57.1 | (2.28) | — | (†) |
| 1981 | 83.8 | (0.32) | 82.0 | (0.48) | 85.4 | (0.42) | 87.1 | (0.33) | 76.7 | (1.20) | 59.1 | (2.22) | — | (†) |
| 1982 | 83.8 | (0.33) | 82.7 | (0.49) | 84.9 | (0.45) | 87.0 | (0.35) | 76.4 | (1.26) | 60.9 | (2.37) | — | (†) |
| 1983 | 83.9 | (0.34) | 82.1 | (0.50) | 85.6 | (0.45) | 87.4 | (0.35) | 76.8 | (1.25) | 59.4 | (2.40) | — | (†) |
| 1984 | 84.7 | (0.33) | 83.3 | (0.49) | 85.9 | (0.45) | 87.5 | (0.35) | 80.3 | (1.17) | 63.7 | (2.33) | — | (†) |
| 1985 | 85.4 | (0.33) | 84.0 | (0.49) | 86.7 | (0.44) | 88.2 | (0.35) | 81.0 | (1.18) | 66.6 | (2.39) | — | (†) |
| 1986 | 85.5 | (0.33) | 84.2 | (0.50) | 86.7 | (0.45) | 88.8 | (0.35) | 81.8 | (1.17) | 63.5 | (2.29) | — | (†) |
| 1987 | 84.7 | (0.35) | 83.6 | (0.51) | 85.8 | (0.47) | 87.7 | (0.37) | 81.9 | (1.19) | 65.1 | (2.23) | — | (†) |
| 1988 | 84.5 | (0.38) | 83.2 | (0.57) | 85.8 | (0.51) | 88.6 | (0.39) | 80.9 | (1.33) | 58.2 | (2.70) | — | (†) |
| 1989 | 84.7 | (0.38) | 83.2 | (0.57) | 86.2 | (0.51) | 89.0 | (0.39) | 81.9 | (1.30) | 59.4 | (2.62) | 89.3 | (2.56) |
| 1990 | 85.6 | (0.36) | 85.1 | (0.53) | 86.0 | (0.50) | 89.6 | (0.37) | 83.2 | (1.23) | 59.1 | (2.35) | 94.2 | (1.72) |
| 1991 | 84.9 | (0.37) | 83.8 | (0.55) | 85.9 | (0.51) | 89.4 | (0.38) | 82.5 | (1.26) | 56.5 | (2.32) | 95.2 | (1.42) |
| 1992 | 86.4 | (0.36) | 85.3 | (0.53) | 87.4 | (0.49) | 90.7 | (0.36) | 82.0 | (1.27) | 62.1 | (2.32) | 93.1 | (1.73) |
| 1993 | 86.2 | (0.36) | 85.4 | (0.53) | 86.9 | (0.50) | 90.1 | (0.37) | 81.9 | (1.27) | 64.4 | (2.26) | 93.9 | (1.66) |
| 1994 | 85.8 | (0.33) | 84.5 | (0.49) | 87.0 | (0.45) | 90.7 | (0.34) | 83.3 | (1.01) | 61.8 | (1.43) | 92.4 | (1.56) |
| 1995 | 85.0 | (0.34) | 84.3 | (0.50) | 85.7 | (0.47) | 89.5 | (0.36) | 84.1 | (1.01) | 62.6 | (1.40) | 94.8 | (1.43) |
| 1996 | 86.2 | (0.35) | 85.7 | (0.50) | 86.8 | (0.48) | 91.5 | (0.34) | 83.0 | (1.08) | 61.9 | (1.49) | 93.5 | (1.25) |
| 1997 | 85.9 | (0.35) | 84.6 | (0.51) | 87.2 | (0.47) | 90.5 | (0.36) | 82.0 | (1.10) | 66.7 | (1.42) | 90.6 | (1.58) |
| 1998 | 84.8 | (0.36) | 82.6 | (0.53) | 87.0 | (0.47) | 90.2 | (0.36) | 81.4 | (1.11) | 62.8 | (1.37) | 94.2 | (1.22) |
| 1999 | 85.9 | (0.34) | 84.8 | (0.50) | 87.0 | (0.46) | 91.2 | (0.34) | 83.5 | (1.04) | 63.4 | (1.39) | 94.0 | (1.19) |
| 2000 | 86.5 | (0.33) | 84.9 | (0.49) | 88.1 | (0.44) | 91.8 | (0.33) | 83.7 | (1.01) | 64.1 | (1.36) | 94.6 | (1.13) |
| 2001 | 86.5 | (0.33) | 84.6 | (0.50) | 88.3 | (0.43) | 91.1 | (0.34) | 85.7 | (0.97) | 65.7 | (1.31) | 96.1 | (0.96) |
| 2002 | 86.6 | (0.31) | 84.8 | (0.46) | 88.4 | (0.41) | 91.8 | (0.31) | 84.7 | (0.95) | 67.3 | (1.15) | 95.7 | (0.89) |
| 2003 | 87.1 | (0.30) | 85.1 | (0.46) | 89.2 | (0.40) | 91.9 | (0.31) | 85.0 | (0.96) | 69.2 | (1.15) | 94.8 | (1.06) |
| 2004 | 86.9 | (0.30) | 84.9 | (0.46) | 88.8 | (0.40) | 91.7 | (0.31) | 83.5 | (0.98) | 69.9 | (1.12) | 95.2 | (1.00) |
| 2005 | 87.6 | (0.30) | 85.4 | (0.45) | 89.8 | (0.38) | 92.3 | (0.30) | 86.0 | (0.91) | 70.3 | (1.12) | 96.0 | (0.93) |
| 2006 | 87.8 | (0.29) | 86.5 | (0.43) | 89.2 | (0.39) | 92.6 | (0.30) | 84.9 | (0.93) | 70.9 | (1.11) | 95.8 | (0.95) |
| 2007 | 89.0 | (0.28) | 87.4 | (0.42) | 90.6 | (0.37) | 93.5 | (0.28) | 88.8 | (0.80) | 72.7 | (1.07) | 92.8 | (1.23) |
| 2008 | 89.9 | (0.27) | 89.3 | (0.39) | 90.5 | (0.37) | 94.2 | (0.26) | 86.9 | (0.86) | 75.5 | (1.03) | 95.5 | (1.01) |
| 2009 | 89.8 | (0.27) | 88.3 | (0.40) | 91.2 | (0.35) | 93.8 | (0.27) | 87.1 | (0.84) | 76.8 | (1.00) | 97.6 | (0.72) |
| 2010 | 90.4 | (0.35) | 89.2 | (0.53) | 91.6 | (0.38) | 93.7 | (0.38) | 89.2 | (1.08) | 79.4 | (1.21) | 95.3 | (1.26) |
| 2011 | 90.8 | (0.35) | 89.9 | (0.50) | 91.8 | (0.46) | 93.8 | (0.39) | 90.1 | (0.98) | 82.2 | (1.04) | 94.1 | (1.48) |
| 2012 | 91.3 | (0.33) | 90.3 | (0.47) | 92.3 | (0.45) | 94.6 | (0.38) | 90.0 | (1.01) | 82.8 | (1.02) | 95.3 | (1.24) |
| 2013 | 92.0 | (0.35) | 91.4 | (0.47) | 92.6 | (0.45) | 94.3 | (0.38) | 91.5 | (1.13) | 85.0 | (0.98) | 96.3 | (1.27) |
| 2014 | 92.4 | (0.32) | 91.8 | (0.46) | 93.1 | (0.38) | 94.2 | (0.40) | 91.7 | (0.91) | 87.1 | (0.88) | 98.8 | (0.47) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||
| 1 The status completion rate is the number of 18- to 24-year-olds who are high school completers as a percentage of the total number of 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school or a lower level of education. High school completers include those with a high school diploma, as well as those with an alternative credential, such as a GED. | ||||||||||||||
| 2 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Prior to 2003, Asian data include Pacific Islanders, because Asian and Pacific Islander data were collected as a single, combined race category. Beginning in 2003, Asians and Pacific Islanders have been separately categorized. Also beginning in 2003, respondents have been able to select more than one race category and can therefore be categorized as of Two or more races. As of 2003, the Pacific Islander and Two or more races categories are included in the totals but are not separately shown due to small sample sizes. The American Indian/Alaska Native category is included in the totals for all years. | ||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons in prisons, persons in the military, and other persons not living in households. Because of changes in data collection procedures, data for 1992 and later years may not be comparable with figures for prior years. Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the generalized variance function methodology used in prior years. | ||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1972 through 2014. (This table was prepared March 2016.) |