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(70KB)| Table 219.70. | Percentage of high school dropouts among persons 16 to 24 years old (status dropout rate), by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1960 through 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Total status dropout rate | Male status dropout rate | Female status dropout rate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| All races1 | White | Black | Hispanic | All races1 | White | Black | Hispanic | All races1 | White | Black | Hispanic | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 19602 | 27.2 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 27.8 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 26.7 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 19673 | 17.0 | (—) | 15.4 | (—) | 28.6 | (—) | — | (†) | 16.5 | (—) | 14.7 | (—) | 30.6 | (—) | — | (†) | 17.3 | (—) | 16.1 | (—) | 26.9 | (—) | — | (†) |
| 19683 | 16.2 | (—) | 14.7 | (—) | 27.4 | (—) | — | (†) | 15.8 | (—) | 14.4 | (—) | 27.1 | (—) | — | (†) | 16.5 | (—) | 15.0 | (—) | 27.6 | (—) | — | (†) |
| 19693 | 15.2 | (—) | 13.6 | (—) | 26.7 | (—) | — | (†) | 14.3 | (—) | 12.6 | (—) | 26.9 | (—) | — | (†) | 16.0 | (—) | 14.6 | (—) | 26.7 | (—) | — | (†) |
| 19703 | 15.0 | (0.30) | 13.2 | (0.30) | 27.9 | (1.25) | — | (†) | 14.2 | (0.42) | 12.2 | (0.43) | 29.4 | (1.87) | — | (†) | 15.7 | (0.42) | 14.1 | (0.43) | 26.6 | (1.69) | — | (†) |
| 19713 | 14.7 | (0.29) | 13.4 | (0.30) | 24.0 | (1.17) | — | (†) | 14.2 | (0.41) | 12.6 | (0.42) | 25.5 | (1.74) | — | (†) | 15.2 | (0.41) | 14.2 | (0.42) | 22.6 | (1.58) | — | (†) |
| 1972 | 14.6 | (0.28) | 12.3 | (0.29) | 21.3 | (1.09) | 34.3 | (2.93) | 14.1 | (0.40) | 11.6 | (0.41) | 22.3 | (1.63) | 33.7 | (4.26) | 15.1 | (0.40) | 12.8 | (0.42) | 20.5 | (1.48) | 34.8 | (4.03) |
| 1973 | 14.1 | (0.28) | 11.6 | (0.28) | 22.2 | (1.09) | 33.5 | (2.96) | 13.7 | (0.39) | 11.5 | (0.40) | 21.5 | (1.57) | 30.4 | (4.17) | 14.5 | (0.39) | 11.8 | (0.40) | 22.8 | (1.51) | 36.4 | (4.18) |
| 1974 | 14.3 | (0.28) | 11.9 | (0.28) | 21.2 | (1.07) | 33.0 | (2.74) | 14.2 | (0.39) | 12.0 | (0.41) | 20.1 | (1.55) | 33.8 | (3.94) | 14.3 | (0.39) | 11.8 | (0.40) | 22.1 | (1.49) | 32.2 | (3.82) |
| 1975 | 13.9 | (0.27) | 11.4 | (0.28) | 22.9 | (1.08) | 29.2 | (2.67) | 13.3 | (0.38) | 11.0 | (0.39) | 23.0 | (1.60) | 26.7 | (3.75) | 14.5 | (0.38) | 11.8 | (0.39) | 22.9 | (1.48) | 31.6 | (3.78) |
| 1976 | 14.1 | (0.27) | 12.0 | (0.28) | 20.5 | (1.03) | 31.4 | (2.66) | 14.1 | (0.39) | 12.1 | (0.40) | 21.2 | (1.53) | 30.3 | (3.88) | 14.2 | (0.38) | 11.8 | (0.39) | 19.9 | (1.39) | 32.3 | (3.64) |
| 1977 | 14.1 | (0.27) | 11.9 | (0.28) | 19.8 | (1.00) | 33.0 | (2.65) | 14.5 | (0.39) | 12.6 | (0.41) | 19.5 | (1.47) | 31.6 | (3.79) | 13.8 | (0.37) | 11.2 | (0.38) | 20.0 | (1.38) | 34.3 | (3.71) |
| 1978 | 14.2 | (0.27) | 11.9 | (0.28) | 20.2 | (1.01) | 33.3 | (2.62) | 14.6 | (0.39) | 12.2 | (0.40) | 22.5 | (1.54) | 33.6 | (3.77) | 13.9 | (0.37) | 11.6 | (0.39) | 18.3 | (1.32) | 33.1 | (3.65) |
| 1979 | 14.6 | (0.27) | 12.0 | (0.28) | 21.1 | (1.02) | 33.8 | (2.60) | 15.0 | (0.39) | 12.6 | (0.40) | 22.4 | (1.53) | 33.0 | (3.71) | 14.2 | (0.37) | 11.5 | (0.39) | 20.0 | (1.36) | 34.5 | (3.63) |
| 1980 | 14.1 | (0.27) | 11.4 | (0.27) | 19.1 | (0.98) | 35.2 | (2.47) | 15.1 | (0.39) | 12.3 | (0.40) | 20.8 | (1.48) | 37.2 | (3.57) | 13.1 | (0.36) | 10.5 | (0.37) | 17.7 | (1.29) | 33.2 | (3.42) |
| 1981 | 13.9 | (0.26) | 11.3 | (0.27) | 18.4 | (0.94) | 33.2 | (2.36) | 15.1 | (0.39) | 12.5 | (0.40) | 19.9 | (1.41) | 36.0 | (3.42) | 12.8 | (0.35) | 10.2 | (0.37) | 17.1 | (1.25) | 30.4 | (3.25) |
| 1982 | 13.9 | (0.28) | 11.4 | (0.29) | 18.4 | (0.99) | 31.7 | (2.51) | 14.5 | (0.40) | 12.0 | (0.43) | 21.2 | (1.52) | 30.5 | (3.57) | 13.3 | (0.38) | 10.8 | (0.40) | 15.9 | (1.28) | 32.8 | (3.53) |
| 1983 | 13.7 | (0.28) | 11.1 | (0.29) | 18.0 | (0.98) | 31.6 | (2.51) | 14.9 | (0.41) | 12.2 | (0.43) | 19.9 | (1.48) | 34.3 | (3.71) | 12.5 | (0.38) | 10.1 | (0.40) | 16.2 | (1.30) | 29.1 | (3.41) |
| 1984 | 13.1 | (0.28) | 11.0 | (0.29) | 15.5 | (0.93) | 29.8 | (2.49) | 14.0 | (0.41) | 11.9 | (0.43) | 16.8 | (1.39) | 30.6 | (3.62) | 12.3 | (0.38) | 10.1 | (0.40) | 14.3 | (1.24) | 29.0 | (3.42) |
| 1985 | 12.6 | (0.28) | 10.4 | (0.29) | 15.2 | (0.93) | 27.6 | (1.93) | 13.4 | (0.40) | 11.1 | (0.43) | 16.1 | (1.39) | 29.9 | (2.77) | 11.8 | (0.37) | 9.8 | (0.40) | 14.3 | (1.25) | 25.2 | (2.68) |
| 1986 | 12.2 | (0.27) | 9.7 | (0.29) | 14.2 | (0.91) | 30.1 | (1.88) | 13.1 | (0.40) | 10.3 | (0.42) | 15.0 | (1.36) | 32.8 | (2.67) | 11.4 | (0.37) | 9.1 | (0.39) | 13.5 | (1.23) | 27.2 | (2.64) |
| 1987 | 12.6 | (0.28) | 10.4 | (0.30) | 14.1 | (0.92) | 28.6 | (1.85) | 13.2 | (0.41) | 10.8 | (0.43) | 15.0 | (1.37) | 29.1 | (2.58) | 12.1 | (0.39) | 10.0 | (0.41) | 13.3 | (1.23) | 28.1 | (2.65) |
| 1988 | 12.9 | (0.31) | 9.6 | (0.32) | 14.5 | (1.01) | 35.8 | (2.17) | 13.5 | (0.45) | 10.3 | (0.47) | 15.0 | (1.50) | 36.0 | (3.02) | 12.2 | (0.42) | 8.9 | (0.43) | 14.0 | (1.38) | 35.4 | (3.13) |
| 1989 | 12.6 | (0.30) | 9.4 | (0.31) | 13.9 | (0.94) | 33.0 | (1.92) | 13.6 | (0.43) | 10.3 | (0.45) | 14.9 | (1.41) | 34.4 | (2.70) | 11.7 | (0.40) | 8.5 | (0.41) | 13.0 | (1.27) | 31.6 | (2.73) |
| 1990 | 12.1 | (0.29) | 9.0 | (0.30) | 13.2 | (0.94) | 32.4 | (1.91) | 12.3 | (0.42) | 9.3 | (0.44) | 11.9 | (1.30) | 34.3 | (2.71) | 11.8 | (0.41) | 8.7 | (0.42) | 14.4 | (1.34) | 30.3 | (2.70) |
| 1991 | 12.5 | (0.30) | 8.9 | (0.31) | 13.6 | (0.95) | 35.3 | (1.93) | 13.0 | (0.43) | 8.9 | (0.44) | 13.5 | (1.37) | 39.2 | (2.74) | 11.9 | (0.41) | 8.9 | (0.43) | 13.7 | (1.31) | 31.1 | (2.70) |
| 19924 | 11.0 | (0.28) | 7.7 | (0.29) | 13.7 | (0.95) | 29.4 | (1.86) | 11.3 | (0.41) | 8.0 | (0.42) | 12.5 | (1.31) | 32.1 | (2.67) | 10.7 | (0.39) | 7.4 | (0.40) | 14.8 | (1.35) | 26.6 | (2.56) |
| 19934 | 11.0 | (0.28) | 7.9 | (0.29) | 13.6 | (0.94) | 27.5 | (1.79) | 11.2 | (0.40) | 8.2 | (0.42) | 12.6 | (1.32) | 28.1 | (2.54) | 10.9 | (0.40) | 7.6 | (0.41) | 14.4 | (1.34) | 26.9 | (2.51) |
| 19944 | 11.4 | (0.28) | 7.7 | (0.29) | 12.6 | (0.89) | 30.0 | (1.66) | 12.3 | (0.41) | 8.0 | (0.41) | 14.1 | (1.34) | 31.6 | (2.30) | 10.6 | (0.38) | 7.5 | (0.40) | 11.3 | (1.17) | 28.1 | (2.38) |
| 19954 | 12.0 | (0.27) | 8.6 | (0.28) | 12.1 | (0.75) | 30.0 | (1.15) | 12.2 | (0.38) | 9.0 | (0.40) | 11.1 | (1.05) | 30.0 | (1.59) | 11.7 | (0.37) | 8.2 | (0.39) | 12.9 | (1.06) | 30.0 | (1.66) |
| 19964 | 11.1 | (0.27) | 7.3 | (0.27) | 13.0 | (0.80) | 29.4 | (1.19) | 11.4 | (0.38) | 7.3 | (0.38) | 13.5 | (1.18) | 30.3 | (1.67) | 10.9 | (0.38) | 7.3 | (0.39) | 12.5 | (1.08) | 28.3 | (1.69) |
| 19974 | 11.0 | (0.27) | 7.6 | (0.28) | 13.4 | (0.80) | 25.3 | (1.11) | 11.9 | (0.39) | 8.5 | (0.41) | 13.3 | (1.16) | 27.0 | (1.55) | 10.1 | (0.36) | 6.7 | (0.37) | 13.5 | (1.11) | 23.4 | (1.59) |
| 19984 | 11.8 | (0.27) | 7.7 | (0.28) | 13.8 | (0.81) | 29.5 | (1.12) | 13.3 | (0.40) | 8.6 | (0.41) | 15.5 | (1.23) | 33.5 | (1.59) | 10.3 | (0.36) | 6.9 | (0.37) | 12.2 | (1.05) | 25.0 | (1.56) |
| 19994 | 11.2 | (0.26) | 7.3 | (0.27) | 12.6 | (0.77) | 28.6 | (1.11) | 11.9 | (0.38) | 7.7 | (0.39) | 12.1 | (1.10) | 31.0 | (1.58) | 10.5 | (0.36) | 6.9 | (0.37) | 13.0 | (1.08) | 26.0 | (1.54) |
| 20004 | 10.9 | (0.26) | 6.9 | (0.26) | 13.1 | (0.78) | 27.8 | (1.08) | 12.0 | (0.38) | 7.0 | (0.37) | 15.3 | (1.20) | 31.8 | (1.56) | 9.9 | (0.35) | 6.9 | (0.37) | 11.1 | (1.00) | 23.5 | (1.48) |
| 20014 | 10.7 | (0.24) | 7.3 | (0.25) | 10.9 | (0.68) | 27.0 | (1.01) | 12.2 | (0.36) | 7.9 | (0.37) | 13.0 | (1.06) | 31.6 | (1.47) | 9.3 | (0.32) | 6.7 | (0.34) | 9.0 | (0.86) | 22.1 | (1.35) |
| 20024 | 10.5 | (0.24) | 6.5 | (0.24) | 11.3 | (0.70) | 25.7 | (0.93) | 11.8 | (0.35) | 6.7 | (0.35) | 12.8 | (1.07) | 29.6 | (1.32) | 9.2 | (0.32) | 6.3 | (0.34) | 9.9 | (0.91) | 21.2 | (1.27) |
| 20034,5 | 9.9 | (0.23) | 6.3 | (0.24) | 10.9 | (0.69) | 23.5 | (0.90) | 11.3 | (0.34) | 7.1 | (0.35) | 12.5 | (1.05) | 26.7 | (1.29) | 8.4 | (0.30) | 5.6 | (0.32) | 9.5 | (0.89) | 20.1 | (1.23) |
| 20044,5 | 10.3 | (0.23) | 6.8 | (0.24) | 11.8 | (0.70) | 23.8 | (0.89) | 11.6 | (0.34) | 7.1 | (0.35) | 13.5 | (1.08) | 28.5 | (1.30) | 9.0 | (0.31) | 6.4 | (0.34) | 10.2 | (0.92) | 18.5 | (1.18) |
| 20054,5 | 9.4 | (0.22) | 6.0 | (0.23) | 10.4 | (0.66) | 22.4 | (0.87) | 10.8 | (0.33) | 6.6 | (0.34) | 12.0 | (1.02) | 26.4 | (1.26) | 8.0 | (0.29) | 5.3 | (0.31) | 9.0 | (0.86) | 18.1 | (1.16) |
| 20064,5 | 9.3 | (0.22) | 5.8 | (0.23) | 10.7 | (0.66) | 22.1 | (0.86) | 10.3 | (0.33) | 6.4 | (0.33) | 9.7 | (0.91) | 25.7 | (1.25) | 8.3 | (0.30) | 5.3 | (0.31) | 11.7 | (0.96) | 18.1 | (1.15) |
| 20074,5 | 8.7 | (0.21) | 5.3 | (0.22) | 8.4 | (0.59) | 21.4 | (0.83) | 9.8 | (0.32) | 6.0 | (0.32) | 8.0 | (0.82) | 24.7 | (1.22) | 7.7 | (0.29) | 4.5 | (0.28) | 8.8 | (0.84) | 18.0 | (1.13) |
| 20084,5 | 8.0 | (0.20) | 4.8 | (0.21) | 9.9 | (0.63) | 18.3 | (0.78) | 8.5 | (0.30) | 5.4 | (0.30) | 8.7 | (0.85) | 19.9 | (1.12) | 7.5 | (0.28) | 4.2 | (0.28) | 11.1 | (0.93) | 16.7 | (1.08) |
| 20094,5 | 8.1 | (0.20) | 5.2 | (0.21) | 9.3 | (0.61) | 17.6 | (0.76) | 9.1 | (0.31) | 6.3 | (0.33) | 10.6 | (0.93) | 19.0 | (1.10) | 7.0 | (0.27) | 4.1 | (0.27) | 8.1 | (0.80) | 16.1 | (1.06) |
| 20104,5,6 | 7.4 | (0.27) | 5.1 | (0.30) | 8.0 | (0.76) | 15.1 | (0.87) | 8.5 | (0.40) | 5.9 | (0.42) | 9.5 | (1.11) | 17.3 | (1.24) | 6.3 | (0.28) | 4.2 | (0.35) | 6.7 | (0.85) | 12.8 | (0.97) |
| 20114,5,6 | 7.1 | (0.26) | 5.0 | (0.31) | 7.3 | (0.67) | 13.6 | (0.78) | 7.7 | (0.36) | 5.4 | (0.41) | 8.3 | (0.98) | 14.6 | (1.09) | 6.5 | (0.34) | 4.6 | (0.38) | 6.4 | (0.94) | 12.4 | (0.97) |
| 20124,5,6 | 6.6 | (0.25) | 4.3 | (0.31) | 7.5 | (0.76) | 12.7 | (0.72) | 7.3 | (0.36) | 4.8 | (0.40) | 8.1 | (1.15) | 13.9 | (1.04) | 5.9 | (0.33) | 3.8 | (0.37) | 7.0 | (1.01) | 11.3 | (1.00) |
| 20134,5,6 | 6.8 | (0.28) | 5.1 | (0.31) | 7.3 | (0.87) | 11.7 | (0.74) | 7.2 | (0.37) | 5.5 | (0.39) | 8.2 | (1.11) | 12.6 | (1.01) | 6.3 | (0.34) | 4.7 | (0.36) | 6.6 | (1.07) | 10.8 | (0.98) |
| 20144,5,6 | 6.5 | (0.25) | 5.2 | (0.32) | 7.4 | (0.74) | 10.6 | (0.68) | 7.1 | (0.37) | 5.7 | (0.42) | 7.1 | (1.02) | 11.8 | (1.04) | 5.9 | (0.29) | 4.8 | (0.41) | 7.7 | (1.02) | 9.3 | (0.84) |
| 20154,5,6 | 5.9 | (0.26) | 4.6 | (0.29) | 6.5 | (0.70) | 9.2 | (0.71) | 6.3 | (0.37) | 5.0 | (0.40) | 6.4 | (1.04) | 9.9 | (0.93) | 5.4 | (0.33) | 4.1 | (0.37) | 6.5 | (0.98) | 8.4 | (0.97) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Based on the April 1960 decennial census. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 For 1967 through 1971, White and Black include persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Because of changes in data collection procedures, data may not be comparable with figures for years prior to 1992. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 White and Black exclude persons of Two or more races. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: "Status" dropouts are 16- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and who have not completed a high school program, regardless of when they left school. People who have received GED credentials are counted as high school completers. All data except for 1960 are based on October counts. 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. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity except where otherwise noted. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1967 through 2015. (This table was prepared August 2016.) |
