Education Figures

NOTE: Data relate to the labor force and enrollment status of persons ages 16–19 in the civilian noninstitutionalized population during an "average" week of the school year. The percentages represent an average based on responses to the survey questions for the months that youth are usually in school (January through May and September through December). Results are based on 9 months of data. School refers to both high school and college. Data on race and Hispanic origin are collected separately. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.

NOTE: School readiness—or entering school "healthy and ready to learn"—is defined by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as having the skills and abilities needed to succeed and thrive in school, including overall health, motor development, social-emotional development, self-regulation, and early learning skills (e.g., language acquisition, number recognition). HRSA's National Survey of Children's Health assesses school readiness from parent or caregiver responses to 28 questions in five domains: motor development, early learning skills, self-regulation, social-emotional development, and health. Children are assigned to a single, mutually exclusive school readiness status based on predefined scoring criteria. "Needed support" refers to children who needed support in multiple domains; "Emerging" refers to children who met age-appropriate developmental expectations in fewer than five domains and needed support in no more than one domain; and "On track" refers to children who met age-appropriate developmental expectations in four or five domains without needing support in any domain.

SOURCE: Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, National Survey of Children's Health.

^a On track overall is defined as meeting age-appropriate developmental expectations in four or five domains without needing support in any domain.

NOTE: The National Survey of Children's Health assesses school readiness from parent or caregiver responses to 28 questions in five domains: motor development, early learning skills, self-regulation, social-emotional development, and health. Children who were developmentally "on track" met age-appropriate developmental expectations in four or five domains without needing support in any domain.

SOURCE: Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, National Survey of Children's Health.

— Not available.

NOTE: NH = non-Hispanic origin; AIAN = American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI = Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. The National Survey of Children's Health assesses school readiness from parent or caregiver responses to 28 questions in five domains: motor development, early learning skills, self-regulation, social-emotional development, and health. Children who were developmentally "on track" met age-appropriate developmental expectations in four or five domains without needing support in any domain. NHOPI is not reportable in 2023 due to small sample size.

SOURCE: Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, National Survey of Children's Health.