Teens ages 16 to 19 who are not in school and are not high school graduates by race and ethnicity in United States

Teens ages 16 to 19 who are not in school and are not high school graduates by race and ethnicity

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Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Youth ages 16 to 19 who are not enrolled in school (full- or part-time) and have do no have a high school diploma or GED or higher by race and ethnicity. The measure used here is defined as a “status dropout” rate.

Data Source

PRB analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census Supplementary Survey & American Community Survey.

Notes

S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.

N.A. - Data not available.

Beginning in 2020, any comparisons to prior estimates by race and ethnicity should be made with caution. Differences may be the result of demographic changes and/or differences in question wording, race reporting, or coding updates. For more information, visit the ACS Race User Note: Improvements to the Race Question.

A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at

Teens ages 16 to 19 who are not in school and are not high school graduates by race and ethnicity.

Last Updated

January 2024

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Teens ages 16 to 19 who are not in school and are not high school graduates by race and ethnicity in United States