High School Dropout Rates by Sex
Updated July 10, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Percentage of Dropouts from 1960–2010
The percentage of high school dropouts, ages 16-24, has declined since 1960. The percentage of male students who dropped out of high school has decreased from 27.8% in 1960 to 8.5% in 2010. The percentage of female dropouts has decreased from 26.7% to 6.3%.
| Year | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.2% | 27.8% | 26.7% |
| 1970 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 15.7 |
| 1980 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 13.1 |
| 1985 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 11.8 |
| 1990 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 11.8 |
| 1992 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 10.7 |
| 1993 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
| 1994 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 10.6 |
| 1995 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 11.7 |
| 1996 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 10.9 |
| 1997 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 10.1 |
| 1998 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 10.3 |
| 1999 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 10.5 |
| 2000 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 9.9 |
| 2001 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 9.3 |
| 2002 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 9.2 |
| 2003 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 8.4 |
| 2004 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 9.0 |
| 2005 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 8.0 |
| 2006 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 8.3 |
| 2007 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 7.7 |
| 2008 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| 2009 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 7.0 |
| 2010 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 6.3 |
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics.
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