More than 60 percent of GED test-takers say they intend to further their education beyond the GED program. Ninety-eight percent of U.S. colleges and universities recognize the GED credential.
The history of GED testing. To date, there have been four generations of GED Tests: the original GED Tests released in 1942, the 1978 series, the 1988 series, and the current series released in 2002.