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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, 2010 through 2022
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected characteristicStatus completion rate12022
2010201520212022Number 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
Total population2Status completers only3Total population2Status completers only3
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    Total90.4(0.35)93.0(0.33)94.2(0.33)94.4(0.36)27,565(122.4)26,025(144.9)100.0(†)100.0(†)
 
Sex
  Male89.2(0.53)92.5(0.44)93.6(0.46)93.5(0.52)13,615(81.6)12,734(99.6)49.4(0.19)48.9(0.25)
  Female91.6(0.38)93.4(0.45)94.7(0.45)95.3(0.43)13,950(80.5)13,291(93.5)50.6(0.19)51.1(0.25)
 
Race/ethnicity
  American Indian/Alaska 
     Native

84.3

(4.61)

81.8

(5.03)

91.3

(3.27)

90.2

(4.93)

190

(28.7)

171

(27.7)

0.7


(0.10)

0.7


(0.11)
  Asian95.3(1.26)97.3(0.75)98.1(0.63)98.6(0.56)1,649(55.7)1,626(55.8)6.0(0.21)6.2(0.22)
  Black89.2(1.08)91.9(0.91)95.5(0.75)93.8(1.06)3,755(63.2)3,522(71.6)13.6(0.20)13.5(0.25)
  Hispanic79.4(1.21)88.4(0.93)90.3(0.82)91.6(0.88)6,642(92.5)6,086(101.5)24.1(0.29)23.4(0.33)
  Pacific Islander92.9(4.17)94.2(4.80)94.7(2.91)86.8(8.01)150(36.1)131(34.2)0.5(0.13)0.5(0.13)
  White93.7(0.38)94.7(0.36)95.2(0.04)95.6(0.43)14,401(100.8)13,775(108.8)52.2(0.31)52.9(0.36)
  Two or more races92.1(2.06)94.1(1.71)94.2(2.11)92.0(2.55)777(56.0)715(57.0)2.8(0.20)2.7(0.22)
 
Race/ethnicity by sex
  Male
    American Indian/Alaska 
       Native

86.8

(5.61)

79.7

(8.34)

83.3

(6.66)


(‡)


(‡)


(‡)

0.5


(0.14)

0.5


(0.14)
    Asian96.0(1.62)96.4(1.19)97.6(1.00)97.7(1.03)800(37.8)782(38.9)5.9(0.27)6.1(0.30)
    Black87.3(1.60)92.2(1.34)95.0(1.04)94.5(1.34)1,773(46.7)1,675(50.1)13.0(0.32)13.2(0.36)
    Hispanic76.4(1.75)87.9(1.16)88.9(1.16)89.5(1.31)3,326(53.2)2,977(64.7)24.4(0.37)23.4(0.45)
    Pacific Islander88.6(6.30)94.2(4.56)(†)(‡)(‡)(‡)0.6!(0.21)0.6!(0.21)
    White93.1(0.53)94.2(0.50)95.1(0.58)94.9(0.61)7,227(69.6)6,855(71.3)53.1(0.44)53.8(0.49)
    Two or more races97.7(1.93)91.7(2.83)93.8(3.22)91.6(3.54)336(35.8)308(36.7)2.5(0.26)2.4(0.28)
  Female
    American Indian/Alaska 
       Native

81.2

(7.58)

83.9

(5.72)

96.2

(2.74)

89.9

(7.13)

118

(22.6)

106

(21.7)

0.8


(0.16)

0.8


(0.16)
    Asian94.7(1.71)98.2(0.99)98.7(0.83)99.5(0.57)849(42.9)844(42.9)6.1(0.31)6.4(0.33)
    Black91.0(1.18)91.7(1.29)95.9(0.99)93.2(1.34)1,982(39.9)1,847(46.0)14.2(0.26)13.9(0.32)
    Hispanic82.4(1.34)89.0(1.32)91.6(1.04)93.8(1.02)3,315(83.3)3,109(84.1)23.8(0.54)23.4(0.57)
    Pacific Islander(†)(†)(†)(‡)(‡)(‡)0.5!(0.16)0.4!(0.15)
    White94.4(0.45)95.2(0.46)95.4(0.59)96.4(0.47)7,174(66.4)6,919(73.8)51.4(0.45)52.1(0.52)
    Two or more races87.3(3.58)96.2(2.03)94.6(2.78)92.3(3.61)441(41.0)407(41.6)3.2(0.29)3.1(0.31)
 
Age
  18 and 1990.6(0.67)90.1(0.79)91.4(0.70)92.4(0.75)6,889(77.4)6,364(89.4)25.0(0.25)24.5(0.30)
  20 and 2190.0(0.64)93.7(0.51)95.0(0.54)94.9(0.51)8,371(165.7)7,945(169.4)30.4(0.60)30.5(0.64)
  22 to 2490.6(0.48)93.9(0.41)95.1(0.46)95.2(0.51)12,304(190.2)11,715(194.3)44.6(0.64)45.0(0.70)
 
Recency of immigration4
  Born outside the United 
     States

78.1

(1.59)

87.4

(1.22)

89.2

(1.43)

90.6

(1.25)

2,767

(121.7)

2,506

(117.1)

10.0


(0.44)

9.6


(0.46)
    Hispanic66.3(2.46)78.9(2.34)80.4(2.57)82.8(2.48)1,253(87.9)1,038(83.7)4.5(0.32)4.0(0.32)
    Non-Hispanic92.5(1.44)94.6(1.25)97.8(0.79)97.0(1.06)1,514(92.5)1,468(91.2)5.5(0.34)5.6(0.35)
  First generation90.9(0.77)94.4(0.71)95.4(0.57)96.1(0.61)5,696(176.9)5,477(177.4)20.7(0.62)21.0(0.65)
    Hispanic86.7(1.28)91.8(1.14)93.7(0.91)94.9(0.90)3,106(113.0)2,949(111.1)11.3(0.40)11.3(0.41)
    Non-Hispanic95.5(0.85)97.8(0.54)97.8(0.59)97.6(0.70)2,590(127.7)2,528(127.2)9.4(0.46)9.7(0.48)
  Second generation or 
     higher

92.0

(0.38)

93.4

(0.36)

94.5

(0.35)

94.5

(0.43)

19,101

(196.5)

18,042

(195.0)

69.3


(0.65)

69.3


(0.67)
    Hispanic83.7(1.82)90.0(1.53)91.3(1.32)92.0(1.50)2,283(105.4)2,099(101.3)8.3(0.38)8.1(0.38)
    Non-Hispanic92.7(0.37)93.8(0.36)94.9(0.40)94.8(0.44)16,818(163.8)15,943(161.8)61.0(0.56)61.3(0.57)
 
Disability5
  With a disability75.8(2.41)83.5(1.90)88.3(1.91)88.9(1.62)1,446(76.3)1,286(69.6)5.2(0.28)4.9(0.27)
  Without a disability90.9(0.35)93.4(0.33)94.4(0.33)94.7(0.37)26,118(138.5)24,739(156.9)94.8(0.28)95.1(0.27)
 
Region
  Northeast92.7(0.74)95.2(0.67)95.0(0.87)94.4(0.90)4,517(140.7)4,262(139.6)16.4(0.50)16.4(0.53)
  Midwest91.5(0.71)93.9(0.71)94.0(0.74)93.3(0.96)5,953(169.6)5,554(171.7)21.6(0.59)21.3(0.64)
  South89.7(0.65)91.3(0.55)93.8(0.52)94.8(0.54)10,450(181.2)9,903(189.7)37.9(0.65)38.1(0.70)
  West88.6(0.74)93.2(0.60)94.2(0.67)94.9(0.56)6,644(159.4)6,306(156.0)24.1(0.58)24.2(0.59)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1The 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.
2Includes all 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school or a lower level of education.
3Status 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.
4United 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.
5Individuals 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). 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, 2010 through 2022. (This table was prepared July 2023.)

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