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, 1980–2021
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| 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 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| 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 | 68.1 | 68.2 | 66.2 | 65.9 | 68.4 | 69.2 | 69.8 | 66.7 | 69.1 | 66.2 | 62.7 | 61.8 |
| 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 | 62.8 | 64.7 | 61.3 | 63.5 | 64.0 | 65.8 | 67.5 | 61.1 | 66.9 | 62.0 | 59.3 | 54.9 |
| 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 | 74.0 | 72.2 | 71.3 | 68.4 | 72.6 | 72.5 | 71.9 | 71.7 | 71.4 | 69.8 | 66.2 | 69.5 |
| Race and Hispanic origina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 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 | 70.5 | 68.3 | 65.7 | 68.8 | 67.7 | 71.3 | 69.7 | 69.1 | 70.9 | 68.0 | 65.0 | 62.3 |
| 3-year moving averageb | 51.5 | 52.4 | 54.2 | 55.5 | 57.9 | 58.6 | 58.5 | 58.8 | 60.1 | 61.6 | 63.0 | 64.2 | 64.2 | 63.9 | 64.0 | 65.4 | 66.6 | 68.1 | 67.7 | 66.8 | 65.4 | 66.3 | 66.5 | 68.0 | 69.4 | 70.2 | 70.4 | 70.0 | 70.8 | 71.2 | 70.1 | 68.2 | 67.6 | 67.4 | 69.3 | 69.6 | 70.1 | 69.9 | 69.3 | 68.0 | 65.3 | 63.7 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 62.0 | 67.1 | 56.4 | 56.7 | 70.2 | 55.6 | 57.3 | 59.4 | 64.5 | 49.8 | 57.5 | 59.2 |
| 3-year moving averageb | 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 | 56.4 | 56.4 | 57.3 | 59.9 | 58.8 | 58.2 | 55.6 | 55.7 | 60.3 | 62.4 | 66.1 | 62.1 | 60.5 | 60.7 | 60.6 | 60.8 | 57.5 | 60.7 | 58.1 | 57.5 | 55.4 | 58.3 |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84.1 | 75.6 | 86.7 | 82.3 | 88.8 | 88.4 | 92.1 | 84.7 | 86.1 | 81.5 | 80.1 | 90.9 | 83.2 | 91.9 | 82.7 | 73.6 | 89.8 | 82.7 | 85.2 |
| 3-year moving averageb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74.2 | 81.6 | 80.9 | 85.1 | 85.8 | 90.1 | 88.1 | 87.4 | 83.9 | 82.3 | 83.6 | 84.2 | 88.5 | 85.7 | 82.0 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 86.0 | 83.8 |
| Hispanic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 59.7 | 66.6 | 70.3 | 59.8 | 65.2 | 68.9 | 72.0 | 61.0 | 65.4 | 63.4 | 56.2 | 58.6 |
| 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 | 52.8 | 54.8 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 57.5 | 58.5 | 62.0 | 62.3 | 60.9 | 62.3 | 66.1 | 65.9 | 65.5 | 64.7 | 69.0 | 67.6 | 66.5 | 63.4 | 61.5 | 59.3 | 57.3 | |
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| a For data before 2003, the 1977 U.S. 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, 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 Because some short-term data fluctuations are associated with small sample sizes, moving averages are used to produce more stable estimates for the race and Hispanic origin data. A 3-year moving average is the weighted average of the estimates for the year prior to the reported year, the reported year, and the following year. For 2021, a 2-year moving average is used, reflecting an average of the 2020 and 2021 estimates. For Asian data, the moving average for 2003 reflects an average of 2003 and 2004. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Enrollment in 2-year or 4-year college as of October of each year for individuals ages 16–24 who had completed high school earlier in the calendar year. High school completers include recipients of a General Educational Development (GED) or other high school equivalency credential. Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Some estimates have been revised since previous publication in America's Children. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, School Enrollment Supplement. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||