April 28, 2010
College enrollment up among 2009 high school grads
College enrollment rate of recent high school graduates age 16 to 24, October 1959–2009
| Year |
Percent |
1959 |
45.7 |
1960 |
45.1 |
1961 |
48.0 |
1962 |
49.0 |
1963 |
45.0 |
1964 |
48.3 |
1965 |
50.9 |
1966 |
50.1 |
1967 |
51.9 |
1968 |
55.4 |
1969 |
53.3 |
1970 |
51.8 |
1971 |
53.5 |
1972 |
49.2 |
1973 |
46.6 |
1974 |
47.6 |
1975 |
50.7 |
1976 |
48.8 |
1977 |
50.6 |
1978 |
50.1 |
1979 |
49.4 |
1980 |
49.4 |
1981 |
53.9 |
1982 |
50.6 |
1983 |
52.7 |
1984 |
55.2 |
1985 |
57.7 |
1986 |
53.7 |
1987 |
56.8 |
1988 |
58.9 |
1989 |
59.6 |
1990 |
59.9 |
1991 |
62.4 |
1992 |
61.7 |
1993 |
62.6 |
1994 |
61.9 |
1995 |
61.9 |
1996 |
65.0 |
1997 |
67.0 |
1998 |
65.6 |
1999 |
62.9 |
2000 |
63.3 |
2001 |
61.6 |
2002 |
65.2 |
2003 |
63.9 |
2004 |
66.7 |
2005 |
68.6 |
2006 |
66.0 |
2007 |
67.2 |
2008 |
68.6 |
2009 |
70.1 |
These data featured in the TED article, College enrollment up among 2009 high school grads.
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