Increase the proportion of high school graduates in college the October after graduating — Data - Healthy People 2030

Status: Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
61.8 percent (2021)

Target:
73.7 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
69.1 percent of high school completers were enrolled in college the October immediately after completing high school in 2018

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**High school completers enrolled in college the October following high school completion**, **2018**-**2021** ^◊
(percent)
Population	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total	69.1 CI 65.8 / 72.2 SE 1.621	66.2 CI 62.5 / 69.6 SE 1.805	62.7 CI 59.2 / 66.1 SE 1.765	61.8 CI 58.1 / 65.4 SE 1.860

Data Source: Current Population Survey (CPS), Census and DOL/BLS

High school completers enrolled in college the October following high school completion by

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "percent, 16–24 years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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