Table 219.60.

Number and percentage of people taking, completing, and passing high school equivalency tests, by test taken and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 2013 through 2021

State or jurisdiction	General Educational Development (GED) test, 2013					High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), 2019					Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC), 2019					HiSET, 2020					HiSET, 2021
	Total number of test takers1	Completers2		Passers3		Total number of test takers1	Completers2		Passers3		Total number of test takers1	Completers2,4		Passers3,4		Total number of test takers1	Completers2		Passers3		Total number of test takers1	Completers2		Passers3
		Number complet- ing test	Completion rate	Number passing test	Pass rate		Number complet- ing test	Completion rate	Number passing test	Pass rate		Number complet- ing test	Completion rate	Number passing test	Pass rate		Number complet- ing test	Completion rate	Number passing test	Pass rate		Number complet- ing test	Completion rate	Number passing test	Pass rate
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
United States	816,213	713,960	87.5	540,535	75.7	85,030	50,879	59.8	40,375	79.4	52,476	36,125	68.8	22,265	61.6	47,773	24,915	52.2	20,059	80.5	59,817	38,710	64.7	29,809	77.0
Alabama	17,189	16,621	96.7	10,560	63.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Alaska	3,468	2,812	81.1	2,444	86.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Arizona	23,808	20,664	86.8	16,313	78.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Arkansas	8,245	8,063	97.8	6,923	85.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
California	64,983	57,422	88.4	44,864	78.1	17,464	9,812	56.2	7,440	75.8	---	---	---	---	---	7,749	3,225	41.6	2,514	78.0	8,794	5,146	58.5	3,824	74.3
Colorado	18,714	14,345	76.7	12,292	85.7	307	161	52.4	137	85.1	---	---	---	---	---	260	104	40.0	93	89.4	361	214	59.3	180	84.1
Connecticut	6,779	5,795	85.5	3,592	62.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Delaware	1,281	1,272	99.3	1,160	91.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
District of Columbia	2,306	1,716	74.4	1,099	64.0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Florida	64,011	49,672	77.6	36,683	73.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Georgia	32,705	28,732	87.9	22,178	77.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	7	5	71.4	4	---	80	43	53.8	32	74.4
Hawaii	1,402	1,339	95.5	1,137	84.9	528	390	73.9	293	75.1	---	---	---	---	---	479	323	67.4	227	70.3	505	432	85.5	298	69.0
Idaho	6,384	5,394	84.5	4,829	89.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Illinois	35,998	32,590	90.5	22,675	69.6	930	484	52.0	363	75.0	---	---	---	---	---	410	147	35.9	97	66.0	572	256	44.8	162	63.3
Indiana	19,868	18,794	94.6	15,184	80.8	---	---	---	---	---	8,836	8,295	93.9	6,602	79.6	---	---	---	---	---	2,076	1,872	90.2	1,211	64.7
Iowa	5,485	4,330	78.9	4,260	98.4	3,380	1,828	54.1	1,735	94.9	---	---	---	---	---	2,134	1,003	47.0	962	95.9	2,693	1,503	55.8	1,448	96.3
Kansas	4,034	3,843	95.3	3,586	93.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Kentucky	13,916	13,460	96.7	11,490	85.4	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Louisiana	11,769	11,405	96.9	8,766	76.9	7,737	5,007	64.7	3,754	75.0	---	---	---	---	---	3,996	2,173	54.4	1,563	71.9	4,905	3,360	68.5	2,425	72.2
Maine	3,336	2,446	73.3	2,116	86.5	1,742	912	52.4	824	90.4	---	---	---	---	---	1,087	505	46.5	462	91.5	1,240	723	58.3	665	92.0
Maryland	11,034	9,403	85.2	6,388	67.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Massachusetts	14,717	13,201	89.7	9,269	70.2	5,871	3,127	53.3	2,395	76.6	---	---	---	---	---	2,679	927	34.6	725	78.2	3,750	1,828	48.7	1,336	73.1
Michigan	22,233	18,029	81.1	13,641	75.7	71	33	46.5	28	84.8	---	---	---	---	---	73	41	56.2	28	68.3	209	73	34.9	48	65.8
Minnesota	12,094	10,143	83.9	8,753	86.3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Mississippi	14,087	12,982	92.2	8,479	65.3	2,586	1,333	51.5	985	73.9	---	---	---	---	---	1,748	784	44.9	595	75.9	2,230	1,263	56.6	950	75.2
Missouri	16,567	15,178	91.6	12,120	79.9	9,767	6,906	70.7	5,773	83.6	---	---	---	---	---	7,139	4,842	67.8	4,061	83.9	9,393	7,096	75.5	5,797	81.7
Montana	3,250	2,827	87.0	2,279	80.6	2,368	1,565	66.1	1,295	82.7	---	---	---	---	---	1,543	892	57.8	738	82.7	2,056	1,427	69.4	1,185	83.0
Nebraska	3,885	3,012	77.5	2,432	80.7	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Nevada	6,946	6,677	96.1	4,979	74.6	2,811	1,935	68.8	1,519	78.5	---	---	---	---	---	1,348	802	59.5	614	76.6	1,640	1,172	71.5	872	74.4
New Hampshire	2,471	2,251	91.1	1,999	88.8	1,110	785	70.7	703	89.6	---	---	---	---	---	633	410	64.8	361	88.0	1,041	696	66.9	608	87.4
New Jersey	16,877	15,876	94.1	10,811	68.1	2,239	1,276	57.0	995	78.0	5,459	4,213	77.2	2,898	68.8	2,758	1,242	45.0	1,062	85.5	1,619	950	58.7	724	76.2
New Mexico	10,293	8,900	86.5	6,625	74.4	2,373	1,565	66.0	1,179	75.3	---	---	---	---	---	1,211	620	51.2	493	79.5	1,373	1,007	73.3	753	74.8
New York	56,635	52,934	93.5	31,282	59.1	---	---	---	---	---	33,301	20,805	62.5	10,430	50.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
North Carolina	30,957	25,163	81.3	20,780	82.6	6,706	3,380	50.4	2,799	82.8	395	210	53.2	161	76.7	3,139	1,359	43.3	1,093	80.4	3,477	1,853	53.3	1,416	76.4
North Dakota	2,009	1,512	75.3	1,322	87.4	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Ohio	22,677	20,712	91.3	15,021	72.5	496	231	46.6	178	77.1	138	90	65.2	75	83.3	404	229	56.7	159	69.4	418	236	56.5	188	79.7
Oklahoma	10,349	9,448	91.3	7,368	78.0	3,676	2,331	63.4	1,875	80.4	---	---	---	---	---	2,348	1,301	55.4	1,049	80.6	2,686	1,564	58.2	1,198	76.6
Oregon	15,104	13,007	86.1	11,542	88.7	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Pennsylvania	24,937	22,686	91.0	17,654	77.8	3,031	970	48.0	754	77.7	---	---	---	---	---	1,143	426	37.3	339	79.6	1,266	633	50.0	454	71.7
Rhode Island	3,147	2,799	88.9	2,363	84.4	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
South Carolina	13,135	11,761	89.5	8,713	74.1	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
South Dakota	2,027	1,215	59.9	1,100	90.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Tennessee	16,184	15,322	94.7	11,334	74.0	7,521	4,751	63.2	3,693	77.7	---	---	---	---	---	4,333	2,592	59.8	2,058	79.4	5,535	3,871	69.9	2,854	73.7
Texas	58,235	50,826	87.3	37,338	73.5	2,209	1,260	57.0	924	73.3	---	---	---	---	---	1,193	540	45.3	390	72.2	1,025	760	74.1	563	74.1
Utah	6,253	5,821	93.1	5,212	89.5	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Vermont	980	771	78.7	685	88.8	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Virginia	23,904	21,264	89.0	15,773	74.2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Washington	22,734	18,474	81.3	15,865	85.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
West Virginia	6,611	5,649	85.4	4,638	82.1	---	---	---	---	---	4,347	2,512	57.8	2,099	83.6	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Wisconsin	18,248	13,811	75.7	11,137	80.6	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Wyoming	1,952	1,591	81.5	1,482	93.1	1,068	795	74.4	704	88.6	---	---	---	---	---	587	392	66.8	351	89.5	776	609	78.5	530	87.0
American Samoa	32	29	90.6	7	24.1	11	7	63.6	5	71.4	---	---	---	---	---	10	9	90.0	1	---	25	24	96.0	5	20.8
Federated States of    Micronesia	64	42	65.6	0	0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Guam	169	159	94.1	49	30.8	7	6	85.7	4	66.7	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Marshall Islands	25	21	84.0	1	4.8	8	5	62.5	1	20.0	---	---	---	---	---	1	1	100.0	1	---	2	2	---	0	---
Northern Marianas	37	24	64.9	11	45.8	50	13	26.0	12	92.3	---	---	---	---	---	38	15	39.5	14	93.3	44	24	54.5	21	87.5
Palau	79	59	74.7	10	16.9	44	11	25.0	8	72.7	---	---	---	---	---	16	6	37.5	5	---	29	14	48.3	13	92.9
Puerto Rico	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
US Virgin Islands	443	319	72.0	57	17.9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---

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1Test takers are people who took any portion of the specified equivalency test (i.e., one or more content-area subtests) in the given year.

2Test completers are those test takers who had tested in all five content areas of the specified equivalency test by the end of the given year and who took their final content-area subtest in the given year. People completing their final subtest in the given year may have begun testing in an earlier year.

3Test passers are those test completers who met the minimum passing standard for the specified equivalency test. In order to receive a high school equivalency credential in some jurisdictions, test takers must meet additional requirements beyond passing an equivalency test.

4In New Jersey, New York, and West Virginia, TASC test takers who already had a GED score in a given content area were not required to take the same content area of the TASC test. New Jersey also allowed a combination of HiSET, TASC, and GED scores. TASC completers and passers in this table include only people who took TASC subtests for all content areas; those who took a combination of content area tests from TASC and GED (or HiSET in New Jersey) are not included in the calculation of TASC completion and passing rates.

NOTE: The states and other jurisdictions decide which equivalency test(s) to offer. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding or because test takers and completers could make multiple attempts at a test in different states.

SOURCE: American Council on Education, General Educational Development Testing Service, the GED Annual Statistical Report, 2013, retrieved June 28, 2017, from http://www.gedtestingservice.com/educators/historical-testing-data; Educational Testing Service, 2019 Annual Statistical Report on the HiSET Exam, retrieved April 25, 2023, from https://hiset.org/s/pdf/2020_annual_statistical_report.pdf and https://hiset.org/s/pdf/HiSET_2021_Annual_Statistical_Report.pdf; Data Recognition Corporation, TASC Test 2020 Statistical Report, retrieved April 21, 2022, from https://tasctest.com/pdfs/TASC_StatSummary_2020.pdf. (This table was prepared May 2023.)