11/22/2003
Highest Level of Education Attained by
Population 25 years and older, 2001
(Percent of Population)
Hispanic |
Black, |
White |
|
Less than High School |
43.5% |
20.5% |
11.3% |
High School Graduate+ |
56.5% |
79.5% |
88.7% |
BA+ |
11.2% |
16.1% |
28.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Digest of Education Statistics 2002," June 2003. Table 9, page 18. |
Dropout Rates By
Recency of Immigration, 2000
(16 to 24 years old)
Immigration Status: |
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic Immigrant |
Hispanic as Multiple of |
Born Outside the U.S. |
44.2% |
7.4% |
6.0 |
First Generation |
14.6 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
Second Generation |
15.9 |
8.2 |
1.9 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center For Education Statistics, "Status And Trends in the Education of Hispanics," April 2003, Supplemental Table 3.3b. |
Percent of High School Dropouts* Among Persons
16 to 24 Years Old
Year |
All Races |
White, non Hispanic |
Black, non- Hispanic |
Hispanic |
1972 |
14.6% |
12.3% |
21.3% |
34.3% |
1980 |
14.1 |
11.4 |
19.1 |
35.2 |
1990 |
12.1 |
9.0 |
13.2 |
32.4 |
1995 |
12.0 |
8.6 |
12.1 |
30.0 |
1996 |
11.1 |
7.3 |
13.0 |
29.4 |
1997 |
11.0 |
7.6 |
13.4 |
25.3 |
1998 |
11.8 |
7.7 |
13.8 |
29.5 |
1999 |
11.2 |
7.3 |
12.6 |
28.6 |
2000 |
10.9 |
6.9 |
13.1 |
27.8 |
2001 |
10.7 |
7.3 |
10.9 |
27.0 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Digest of Education Statistics 2002," June 2003. Table 108, page 132. * "Dropout" = individuals out of school with neither HS diploma nor GED |
Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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