Condition of Education

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2012). The Condition of Education 2012 (NCES 2012-045), Indicator 33.

Status dropout rates of 16- through 24-year-olds in the civilian, non-institutionalized population, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1990-2010

Year

Total

                          Race/ethnicity

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific   Islander

American   Indian/
Alaska   Native

1990

12.1

9.0

13.2

32.4

4.9!

16.4!

1995

12.0

8.6

12.1

30.0

3.9

13.4!

1998

11.8

7.7

13.8

29.5

4.1

11.8

1999

11.2

7.3

12.6

28.6

4.3

2000

10.9

6.9

13.1

27.8

3.8

14.0

2001

10.7

7.3

10.9

27.0

3.6

13.1

2002

10.5

6.5

11.3

25.7

3.9

16.8

2003

9.9

6.3

10.9

23.5

3.9

15.0

2004

10.3

6.8

11.8

23.8

3.6

17.0

2005

9.4

6.0

10.4

22.4

2.9

14.0

2006

9.3

5.8

10.7

22.1

3.6

14.7

2007

8.7

5.3

8.4

21.4

6.1

19.3

2008

8.0

4.8

9.9

18.3

4.4

14.6

2009

8.1

5.2

9.3

17.6

3.4

13.2

2010

7.4

5.1

8.0

15.1

4.2

12.4