{"id":63738,"date":"2010-05-13T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2010\/05\/13\/iv-how-many-dropouts\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:11:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:11:55","slug":"iv-how-many-dropouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2010\/05\/13\/iv-how-many-dropouts\/","title":{"rendered":"IV. How Many Dropouts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"iv-how-many-dropouts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">IV. How Many Dropouts?<\/h2>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3562 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/05\/2010-dropouts-and-ged-04.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"501\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new educational attainment data enable more accurate tallies of the size of the nation\u2019s high school dropout population. Previously, adults who ended their education with a GED were not distinguishable from those with regular high school diplomas, and the high school dropout population was therefore underestimated.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2008, about 41 million adults ages 20 and older, or 18% of that age group, had not obtained at least a high school diploma(Figure 2). The number of adults lacking a high school diploma or more education would be underestimated by 9 million adults if those whose highest education is a GED were tallied as high school graduates with a regular diploma, and the dropout rate would be 15% rather than 18%.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In comparison with the 41% of Hispanics adults ages 20 and older who were high school dropouts, 23% of black adults had not attained at least a high school diploma. White adults (14%) and adults of Asian origin (15%) were less likely to be high school dropouts.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outcomes of young adults are of particular interest because they reflect the recent performance of the education system. In 2008, about one-third of Hispanic 20- to 29-year-olds were high school dropouts. However, some of the Hispanic 20- to 29-year-olds were immigrants who arrived in the U.S. during adulthood and never enrolled in U.S. schools. Among native-born Hispanic 20- to 29-year-olds (who were educated in U.S. schools), 20% were high school dropouts (Figure 3). The dropout rates for 20- to 29-year-old whites (12%), blacks (19%) and Asians or Pacific Islanders (6%) were lower.<\/p>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3563\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/05\/2010-dropouts-and-ged-05.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"501\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IV. How Many Dropouts? The new educational attainment data enable more accurate tallies of the size of the nation\u2019s high school dropout population. Previously, adults who ended their education with a GED were not distinguishable from those with regular high school diplomas, and the high school dropout population was therefore underestimated. 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