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Table 219.67. High school completion rate of 18- to 24-year-olds not enrolled in high school (status completion rate), number of 18- to 24-year-olds not in high school, and number who are high school completers (status completers), by selected characteristics: Selected years, 2009 through 2019
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected characteristic Status completion rate1 2019
Number of 18- to 24-year-olds not enrolled in high school (in thousands) Percentage distribution of 18- to 24-year-olds not enrolled in high school
2009 2014 2018 2019 Total population2 Status completers only3 Total population2 Status completers only3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Total 89.8   (0.27) 92.4   (0.32) 93.6   (0.32) 94.3   (0.29) 27,513   (126.6) 25,943   (143.5) 100.0   (†) 100.0   (†)
Sex                                                
Male 88.3   (0.40) 91.8   (0.46) 92.3   (0.46) 93.3   (0.42) 13,638   (93.5) 12,726   (102.3) 49.6   (0.34) 49.1   (0.36)
Female 91.2   (0.35) 93.1   (0.38) 94.9   (0.39) 95.3   (0.39) 13,875   (128.3) 13,217   (130.6) 50.4   (0.34) 50.9   (0.36)

Race/ethnicity
                                               
White 93.8   (0.27) 94.2   (0.40) 94.9   (0.37) 95.1   (0.38) 14,717   (102.8) 13,993   (109.5) 53.5   (0.39) 53.9   (0.41)
Black 87.1   (0.84) 91.7   (0.91) 94.4   (0.85) 94.1   (0.84) 3,729   (84.4) 3,508   (86.0) 13.6   (0.28) 13.5   (0.30)
Hispanic 76.8   (1.00) 87.1   (0.88) 89.2   (0.85) 91.6   (0.78) 6,308   (96.7) 5,777   (96.2) 22.9   (0.31) 22.3   (0.33)
Asian 97.6   (0.72) 98.8   (0.47) 96.9   (0.92) 97.0   (1.03) 1,644   (62.0) 1,595   (60.9) 6.0   (0.23) 6.1   (0.24)
Pacific Islander 77.2   (6.63) 94.3   (5.59) 93.1   (4.39) 99.3   (0.73) 79   (16.2) 78   (16.1) 0.3   (0.06) 0.3   (0.06)
American Indian/Alaska Native 82.4   (4.47) 78.7   (4.18) 91.1   (2.21) 93.5   (2.10) 238   (30.1) 223   (29.2) 0.9   (0.11) 0.9   (0.11)
Two or more races 89.2   (2.18) 96.6   (1.16) 94.5   (1.85) 96.4   (1.33) 798   (44.5) 769   (45.9) 2.9   (0.16) 3.0   (0.17)

Race/ethnicity by sex
                                               
Male                                                
White 92.4   (0.42) 93.7   (0.53) 93.9   (0.57) 94.0   (0.55) 7,358   (127.5) 6,915   (125.1) 53.9   (0.71) 54.3   (0.74)
Black 85.0   (1.31) 91.2   (1.30) 93.0   (1.19) 92.5   (1.34) 1,780   (63.7) 1,647   (64.5) 13.0   (0.50) 12.9   (0.54)
Hispanic 74.9   (1.43) 86.0   (1.22) 86.9   (1.19) 91.1   (1.06) 3,157   (43.6) 2,875   (47.7) 23.1   (0.31) 22.6   (0.35)
Asian 98.7   (0.74) 98.0   (0.86) 97.0   (1.17) 98.3   (0.94) 821   (31.3) 807   (31.9) 6.0   (0.22) 6.3   (0.24)
Pacific Islander   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 0.3   (0.09) 0.4   (0.10)
American Indian/Alaska Native 85.0   (6.06) 78.0   (5.79) 91.9   (3.13) 90.8   (3.15) 118   (17.7) 108   (17.2) 0.9   (0.13) 0.8   (0.13)
Two or more races 90.0   (3.00) 94.7   (2.14) 94.1   (2.99) 91.9   (2.97) 357   (28.0) 328   (29.0) 2.6   (0.21) 2.6   (0.23)
Female                                                
White 95.1   (0.34) 94.7   (0.52) 96.0   (0.46) 96.2   (0.46) 7,359   (82.3) 7,079   (85.3) 53.0   (0.38) 53.6   (0.45)
Black 88.9   (1.09) 92.0   (1.16) 95.7   (1.06) 95.5   (1.03) 1,950   (39.8) 1,861   (43.8) 14.1   (0.25) 14.1   (0.28)
Hispanic 78.8   (1.40) 88.1   (1.16) 91.6   (1.03) 92.1   (1.08) 3,151   (86.0) 2,902   (87.1) 22.7   (0.47) 22.0   (0.51)
Asian 96.5   (1.23) 99.6   (0.31) 96.8   (1.45) 95.7   (1.64) 823   (51.2) 788   (50.9) 5.9   (0.40) 6.0   (0.42)
Pacific Islander   (†) 100.0   (#)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 0.2 ! (0.07) 0.2 ! (0.07)
American Indian/Alaska Native 80.1   (6.50) 79.4   (4.56) 90.4   (3.31) 96.1   (2.58) 120   (21.7) 115   (21.4) 0.9   (0.16) 0.9   (0.16)
Two or more races 88.5   (3.16) 98.2   (1.05) 94.9   (1.70) 100.0   (#) 441   (32.3) 441   (32.3) 3.2   (0.23) 3.3   (0.25)

Age
                                               
18 and 19 89.0   (0.55) 90.7   (0.70) 91.4   (0.62) 92.3   (0.67) 6,723   (85.7) 6,203   (92.5) 24.4   (0.26) 23.9   (0.30)
20 and 21 89.8   (0.50) 92.8   (0.53) 94.3   (0.51) 94.6   (0.51) 8,531   (183.1) 8,070   (181.2) 31.0   (0.62) 31.1   (0.64)
22 to 24 90.2   (0.39) 93.1   (0.44) 94.4   (0.44) 95.2   (0.41) 12,259   (149.4) 11,670   (154.8) 44.6   (0.59) 45.0   (0.63)

Recency of immigration4
                                               
Born outside the United States 75.3   (1.31) 85.4   (1.43) 87.2   (1.43) 90.4   (1.14) 2,574   (113.5) 2,327   (105.0) 9.4   (0.41) 9.0   (0.41)
Hispanic 62.4   (1.94) 74.1   (2.48) 79.1   (2.46) 84.5   (2.13) 1,190   (79.3) 1,006   (71.5) 4.3   (0.29) 3.9   (0.28)
Non-Hispanic 92.3   (1.23) 95.7   (1.12) 94.3   (1.39) 95.5   (1.37) 1,384   (79.5) 1,322   (75.6) 5.0   (0.29) 5.1   (0.29)
First generation 90.2   (0.73) 94.3   (0.70) 94.1   (0.79) 94.7   (0.68) 5,049   (140.5) 4,780   (135.6) 18.4   (0.49) 18.4   (0.51)
Hispanic 84.5   (1.49) 91.7   (1.09) 91.4   (1.22) 93.1   (0.99) 2,750   (108.8) 2,559   (103.8) 10.0   (0.38) 9.9   (0.39)
Non-Hispanic 95.2   (0.72) 97.8   (0.68) 97.3   (0.73) 96.6   (0.87) 2,299   (107.8) 2,220   (104.5) 8.4   (0.39) 8.6   (0.40)
Second generation or higher 91.8   (0.28) 93.0   (0.35) 94.4   (0.34) 94.7   (0.32) 19,890   (166.2) 18,836   (177.3) 72.3   (0.53) 72.6   (0.53)
Hispanic 84.8   (1.52) 89.7   (1.51) 92.4   (1.25) 93.4   (1.15) 2,367   (107.7) 2,212   (106.1) 8.6   (0.39) 8.5   (0.40)
Non-Hispanic 92.3   (0.28) 93.4   (0.36) 94.7   (0.36) 94.9   (0.35) 17,522   (161.0) 16,625   (161.9) 63.7   (0.51) 64.1   (0.51)

Disability5
                                               
With a disability 80.0   (1.90) 83.7   (2.10) 84.7   (2.00) 88.4   (1.89) 1,074   (61.6) 949   (58.3) 3.9   (0.23) 3.7   (0.23)
Without a disability 90.1   (1.42) 92.8   (0.31) 94.0   (0.32) 94.5   (0.30) 26,440   (141.8) 24,995   (154.9) 96.1   (0.23) 96.3   (0.23)

Region
                                               
Northeast 90.9   (0.62) 94.3   (0.71) 94.7   (0.82) 94.7   (0.76) 4,691   (142.7) 4,445   (140.3) 17.1   (0.52) 17.1   (0.54)
Midwest 90.3   (0.58) 93.6   (0.70) 93.0   (0.75) 94.6   (0.72) 5,740   (135.8) 5,431   (139.0) 20.9   (0.49) 20.9   (0.53)
South 89.3   (0.47) 91.2   (0.62) 93.5   (0.55) 93.7   (0.51) 10,194   (192.5) 9,553   (192.6) 37.1   (0.66) 36.8   (0.68)
West 89.1   (0.56) 92.0   (0.68) 93.6   (0.52) 94.6   (0.59) 6,889   (148.2) 6,514   (150.4) 25.0   (0.53) 25.1   (0.58)
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
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 Includes all 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school or a lower level of education.
3 Status completers are 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school or a lower level of education and who also are high school completers--that is, those who have either a high school diploma or an alternative credential, such as a GED.
4 United States refers to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marianas. Children born abroad to U.S.-citizen parents are counted as born in the United States. Individuals defined as "first generation" were born in the United States, but one or both of their parents were born outside the United States. Individuals defined as "second generation or higher" were born in the United States, as were both of their parents.
5 Individuals identified as having a disability reported difficulty in at least one of the following: hearing, seeing even when wearing glasses, walking or climbing stairs, dressing or bathing, doing errands alone, concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
NOTE: 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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and the suppression of cells that do not meet National Center for Education Statistics reporting standards.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, selected years, 2009 through 2019. (This table was prepared February 2021.)

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