ED6 College enrollment: Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in college the October immediately after completing high school by gender and race and Hispanic origin, 1980

ED6 College enrollment: Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in college the October immediately after completing high school by gender and race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2009

Characteristic	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Total	49.3	53.9	50.6	52.7	55.2	57.7	53.8	56.8	58.9	59.6	60.1	62.5	61.9	62.6	61.9	61.9	65.0	67.0	65.6	62.9	63.3	61.8	65.2	63.9	66.7	68.6	66.0	67.2	68.6	70.1
Gender
Male	46.7	54.8	49.1	51.9	56.0	58.6	55.8	58.3	57.1	57.6	58.0	57.9	60.0	59.9	60.6	62.6	60.1	63.6	62.4	61.4	59.9	60.1	62.1	61.2	61.4	66.5	65.8	66.1	65.9	66.0
Female	51.8	53.1	52.0	53.4	54.5	56.8	51.9	55.3	60.7	61.6	62.2	67.1	63.8	65.2	63.2	61.3	69.7	70.3	69.1	64.4	66.2	63.5	68.4	66.5	71.5	70.4	66.1	68.3	71.6	73.8
Race and Hispanic origin^a
White, non-Hispanic	49.8	54.9	52.7	55.0	59.0	60.1	56.8	58.6	61.1	60.7	63.0	65.4	64.3	62.9	64.5	64.3	67.4	68.2	68.5	66.3	65.7	64.3	69.1	66.2	68.8	73.2	68.5	69.5	71.7	71.3
Black, non-Hispanic^b
Total	42.7	42.7	35.8	38.2	39.8	42.2	36.9	52.2	44.4	53.4	46.8	46.4	48.2	55.6	50.8	51.2	56.0	58.5	61.9	58.9	54.9	55.0	59.4	57.5	62.5	55.7	55.5	55.7	55.7	69.5
3-year moving average^c	44.0	40.3	38.8	38.0	39.9	39.5	43.5	44.2	49.7	48.0	48.9	47.2	50.0	51.3	52.4	52.9	55.4	58.8	59.8	58.6	56.3	56.3	57.2	60.0	58.8	58.2	55.6	55.7	60.3	62.6
Hispanic^b
Total	52.3	52.1	43.2	54.2	44.3	51.0	44.0	33.5	57.1	55.1	42.7	57.2	55.0	62.2	49.1	53.7	50.8	65.6	47.4	42.3	52.9	51.7	53.6	58.6	61.8	54.0	57.9	64.0	63.9	59.3
3-year moving average^c	49.6	48.7	49.4	46.7	49.3	46.1	42.3	45.0	48.5	52.7	52.5	52.6	58.2	55.7	55.0	51.6	57.6	55.3	51.9	47.4	48.6	52.7	54.7	57.7	57.7	57.5	58.5	62.0	62.3	61.6
^a For data before 2003, the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Standards for Data on Race and Ethnicity were used to classify persons into one of the following four racial groups: White, Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or Asian or Pacific Islander. The revised 1997 OMB standards were used for data for 2003 and later years. Persons could select one or more of five racial groups: White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Included in the total but not shown separately are American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and "Two or more races." Beginning in 2003, those in a given racial category represent those reporting only that race. Data from 2003 onward are not directly comparable with data from earlier years. Data on race and Hispanic origin are collected separately. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
^b Due to the small sample sizes, data for Blacks and Hispanics are subject to relatively large sampling errors.
^c Moving averages are used to produce more stable estimates. A 3-year moving average is the average of the estimates for the year prior to the reported year, the reported year, and the following year. For 2009, a 2-year moving average is used, reflecting an average of the 2008 and 2009 estimates.
NOTE: Enrollment in college as of October of each year for individuals ages 16 to 24 who completed high school during the preceding 12 months. High school completion includes General Educational Development (GED) certificate recipients.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), School Enrollment Supplement.