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| 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 2017 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Total | Male | Female | |||||||||||||||||||||
| All races/ ethnicities1 | White | Black | Hispanic | All races/ ethnicities1 | White | Black | Hispanic | All races/ ethnicities1 | 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 | 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 | 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 | (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 | 6.8 | (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 | 6.5 | (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 | 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) |
| 20164,5 | 6.1 | (0.27) | 5.2 | (0.31) | 6.2 | (0.80) | 8.6 | (0.64) | 7.1 | (0.38) | 5.8 | (0.42) | 8.2 | (1.22) | 10.1 | (1.06) | 5.1 | (0.31) | 4.6 | (0.39) | 4.3 | (0.84) | 7.0 | (0.76) |
| 20174,5 | 5.8 | (0.26) | 4.6 | (0.30) | 5.7 | (0.66) | 9.5 | (0.67) | 6.6 | (0.36) | 5.0 | (0.43) | 7.0 | (1.08) | 11.5 | (0.95) | 5.0 | (0.31) | 4.3 | (0.36) | 4.4 | (0.78) | 7.4 | (0.83) |
| —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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 equivalency credentials, such as the GED, 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 the military and persons living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities). Prior to 2010, standard errors were computed using generalized variance function methodology rather than the more precise replicate weight methodology used in later years. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity except where otherwise noted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1967 through 2017. (This table was prepared November 2018.) |
