Table 25-1. Percentage of 25- to 29-year-olds who completed high school, by race/ethnicity and sex: March 1971–2007
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Total1
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White
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Black
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Hispanic
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Year |
Total |
Male |
Female |
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Total |
Male |
Female |
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Total |
Male |
Female |
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Total |
Male |
Female |
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1971 |
77.7 |
79.0 |
76.5 |
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81.7 |
83.0 |
80.5 |
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58.7 |
56.7 |
60.5 |
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48.3 |
51.4 |
45.8 |
1972 |
79.8 |
80.5 |
79.2 |
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83.4 |
84.1 |
82.7 |
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64.1 |
61.7 |
66.0 |
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47.5 |
47.0 |
48.0 |
1973 |
80.2 |
80.6 |
79.8 |
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84.1 |
84.2 |
83.9 |
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64.1 |
63.2 |
64.9 |
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52.3 |
54.2 |
50.6 |
1974 |
81.9 |
83.1 |
80.8 |
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85.5 |
86.0 |
85.0 |
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68.3 |
71.5 |
65.8 |
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54.1 |
55.8 |
52.5 |
1975 |
83.1 |
84.5 |
81.8 |
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86.6 |
88.0 |
85.2 |
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71.1 |
72.3 |
70.1 |
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53.1 |
52.2 |
53.9 |
1976 |
84.7 |
86.0 |
83.5 |
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87.7 |
89.0 |
86.4 |
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74.0 |
72.8 |
74.9 |
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58.1 |
57.7 |
58.4 |
1977 |
85.4 |
86.6 |
84.2 |
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88.6 |
89.2 |
88.0 |
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74.5 |
77.5 |
72.0 |
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58.1 |
61.9 |
54.6 |
1978 |
85.3 |
86.0 |
84.6 |
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88.5 |
88.8 |
88.2 |
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77.4 |
78.7 |
76.3 |
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56.6 |
58.5 |
54.7 |
1979 |
85.6 |
86.3 |
84.9 |
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89.2 |
89.8 |
88.5 |
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74.7 |
73.9 |
75.3 |
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57.1 |
55.5 |
58.5 |
1980 |
85.4 |
85.4 |
85.5 |
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89.2 |
89.1 |
89.2 |
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76.7 |
74.7 |
78.3 |
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58.0 |
57.0 |
58.9 |
1981 |
86.3 |
86.5 |
86.1 |
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89.8 |
89.7 |
89.9 |
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77.6 |
78.8 |
76.6 |
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59.8 |
59.1 |
60.4 |
1982 |
86.2 |
86.3 |
86.1 |
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89.1 |
89.1 |
89.1 |
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81.0 |
80.5 |
81.5 |
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60.9 |
60.7 |
61.2 |
1983 |
86.0 |
86.0 |
86.0 |
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89.3 |
89.3 |
89.3 |
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79.5 |
79.0 |
79.9 |
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58.3 |
57.8 |
58.9 |
1984 |
85.9 |
85.6 |
86.3 |
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89.4 |
89.4 |
89.4 |
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79.0 |
75.9 |
81.7 |
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58.6 |
56.8 |
60.2 |
1985 |
86.1 |
85.9 |
86.4 |
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89.5 |
89.2 |
89.9 |
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80.5 |
80.6 |
80.5 |
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60.9 |
58.6 |
63.1 |
1986 |
86.1 |
85.9 |
86.4 |
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89.6 |
88.8 |
90.4 |
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83.5 |
86.4 |
81.0 |
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59.1 |
58.2 |
60.0 |
1987 |
86.0 |
85.5 |
86.4 |
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89.4 |
88.9 |
90.0 |
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83.4 |
84.5 |
82.5 |
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59.8 |
58.6 |
61.0 |
1988 |
85.9 |
84.7 |
87.0 |
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89.7 |
88.4 |
90.9 |
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80.9 |
80.8 |
80.9 |
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62.3 |
59.9 |
64.9 |
1989 |
85.5 |
84.4 |
86.5 |
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89.3 |
88.2 |
90.4 |
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82.3 |
80.5 |
83.8 |
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61.0 |
61.0 |
61.0 |
1990 |
85.7 |
84.4 |
87.0 |
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90.1 |
88.6 |
91.7 |
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81.7 |
81.4 |
82.0 |
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58.2 |
56.6 |
59.9 |
1991 |
85.4 |
84.9 |
85.8 |
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89.8 |
89.2 |
90.4 |
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81.8 |
83.6 |
80.1 |
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56.7 |
56.4 |
57.1 |
1992 |
86.3 |
86.1 |
86.5 |
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90.7 |
90.2 |
91.1 |
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80.9 |
82.7 |
79.3 |
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60.9 |
61.1 |
60.6 |
1993 |
86.7 |
86.0 |
87.4 |
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91.2 |
90.6 |
91.8 |
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82.6 |
84.8 |
80.8 |
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60.9 |
58.3 |
64.0 |
1994 |
86.1 |
84.5 |
87.6 |
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91.1 |
90.0 |
92.3 |
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84.1 |
82.7 |
85.3 |
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60.3 |
58.0 |
63.0 |
1995 |
86.8 |
86.3 |
87.4 |
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92.5 |
92.0 |
93.0 |
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86.7 |
88.4 |
85.3 |
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57.1 |
55.7 |
58.7 |
1996 |
87.3 |
86.5 |
88.1 |
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92.6 |
92.0 |
93.1 |
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86.0 |
87.9 |
84.5 |
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61.1 |
59.7 |
62.9 |
1997 |
87.4 |
85.8 |
88.9 |
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92.9 |
91.7 |
94.0 |
|
86.9 |
85.8 |
87.8 |
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61.8 |
59.2 |
64.9 |
1998 |
88.1 |
86.6 |
89.6 |
|
93.6 |
92.5 |
94.6 |
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88.2 |
88.4 |
88.1 |
|
62.8 |
59.9 |
66.3 |
1999 |
87.8 |
86.1 |
89.5 |
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93.0 |
91.9 |
94.1 |
|
88.7 |
88.2 |
89.2 |
|
61.6 |
57.4 |
66.0 |
2000 |
88.1 |
86.7 |
89.4 |
|
94.0 |
92.9 |
95.2 |
|
86.8 |
87.6 |
86.2 |
|
62.8 |
59.2 |
66.4 |
2001 |
87.7 |
86.9 |
88.6 |
|
93.3 |
93.0 |
93.6 |
|
87.0 |
87.5 |
86.7 |
|
63.2 |
59.4 |
67.2 |
2002 |
86.4 |
84.7 |
88.1 |
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93.0 |
92.1 |
93.8 |
|
87.6 |
85.8 |
88.9 |
|
62.4 |
60.2 |
65.0 |
2003 |
86.5 |
84.9 |
88.2 |
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93.7 |
92.8 |
94.5 |
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88.5 |
87.4 |
89.4 |
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61.7 |
59.6 |
64.2 |
2004 |
86.6 |
85.2 |
88.0 |
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93.3 |
92.1 |
94.5 |
|
88.7 |
91.2 |
86.6 |
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62.4 |
60.1 |
65.2 |
2005 |
86.1 |
84.9 |
87.3 |
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92.8 |
91.8 |
93.8 |
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86.9 |
86.6 |
87.3 |
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63.3 |
63.2 |
63.3 |
2006 |
86.4 |
84.4 |
88.5 |
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93.4 |
92.3 |
94.6 |
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86.3 |
84.2 |
88.0 |
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63.2 |
60.5 |
66.6 |
2007 |
87.0 |
84.9 |
89.1 |
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93.5 |
92.7 |
94.2 |
|
87.7 |
87.4 |
87.9 |
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65.0 |
60.5 |
70.7 |
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1 Included in the totals but not shown separately are estimates for those from other racial/ethnic categories.
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NOTE: Prior to 1992, high school completers referred to those who completed 12 years of schooling; beginning in 1992, the term referred to those who received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate. In 1994, the survey instrument for the Current Population Survey (CPS) was changed and weights were adjusted. See supplemental note 2 for further discussion. Some estimates are revised from previous publications. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March Supplement, 1971–2007.
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