From 2006 to 2022, the rate of high school dropouts in the United States has significantly decreased. In 2022, the high school drop out rate was five percent, a notable decrease from 9.7 percent in 2006.

In 2022, the high school drop out rate for American Indian/Alaska Natives in the United States was 8.1 percent -- the highest rate of any ethnicity. In comparison, the high school drop out rate for Asians was 1.6 percent.

Decrease the high school dropout rate from 2.3% in 2013 to 1.5% by 2018.

In 2023, around 23.5 percent of high school dropouts were unemployed, compared to 15.8 percent of graduates. See the United States unemployment rate and the monthly unemployment rate for further information. Unemployment among high school dropouts and high school graduatesAs seen from the timeline above, high school graduates are generally employed at a higher rate than individuals who had dropped out of high school. Since 2000, the share of high school dropouts to be employed has risen and fallen. Unemployment of high school dropouts reached a low in 2020 at 7.5 percent, falling well below graduates. In 2021, 90.1 percent of the U.S. population who were aged 25 and above had graduated from high school. Unemployment of high school graduates not enrolled in college is much higher than the national unemployment rate in the United States. As of 2021, unemployment in the U.S. was at 5.3 percent, down from a high of 9.6 percent unemployment in 2010, the highest yearly rate in ten years. Nationwide, unemployment is worst among farming, fishing, and forestry occupations, with a rate of 5.1 percent in May 2022, followed by construction and extraction occupations and transportation and material moving occupations. Not only were more than 7.5 percent of high school dropouts unemployed in 2021, but working high school dropouts earned less on average than individuals of any other level of educational attainment. In 2020, mean earnings of individuals who had not graduated from high school were about 26,815 U.S. dollars annually, compared to 39,498 dollars among high school graduates and 73,499 dollars among those with a Bachelor's degree.

On-time and extended-time graduation rates by gender, collected very year by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) for the true cohort high school graduation rate data collection.

The percentage of 9th through 12th graders who withdrew from public school out of all high school students in a school year. Withdraw codes are used as a proxy for dropping out of school based upon the expectation that withdrawn students are no longer receiving educational services. A dropout is defined as a student who, for any reason other than death, leaves school before graduation or the completion of a Maryland-approved education program and is not known to enroll in another school or State-approved program during a current school year. Source: Baltimore City Public School System Years Available: 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many schools in the United States had to make the switch to distance learning rather than in-person classes. Because of the switch to online learning, it is estimated that if in-classroom instruction does not resume until fall 2021, that there will be an additional 1.1 million high-school dropouts in the U.S.

Number and proportion of persons aged 15 and over in private households with a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, by sex, age group and selected demographic characteristics for Canada, provinces and territories. High school completion rate is measured using the variable "Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate". Selected demographic characteristics include, immigrant status, visible minority and Aboriginal identity.

In 2022, about 5.1 percent of Hispanic students in the United States dropped out of high school in grades 10 to 12. This is down from a high of 11.6 percent in 1995.

In 2012, more than three million students dropped out from high school. At this pace, we will have more than 30 million Americans without a high school degree by 2022 and relatively high dropout rates among Hispanic and African American students. We have developed and analysed a data-driven mathematical model that includes multiple interacting mechanisms and estimates of parameters using data from a specifically designed survey applied to a certain group of students of a high school in Chicago to understand dynamics of dropouts. Our analysis suggests students' academic achievement is directly related to the level of parental involvement more than any other factors in our study. However, if the negative peer influence (leading to lower academic grades) increases beyond a critical value, the effect of parental involvement on the dynamics of dropouts becomes negligible.

The percentage of 9th through 12th graders who withdrew from public school out of all high school students in a school year. Withdraw codes are used as a proxy for dropping out of school based upon the expectation that withdrawn students are no longer receiving educational services. A dropout is defined as a student who, for any reason other than death, leaves school before graduation or the completion of a Maryland-approved education program and is not known to enroll in another school or State-approved program during a current school year. Source: Baltimore City Public School SystemYears Available: 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021

EDFacts Graduates and Dropouts, 2013-14 (EDFacts GD:2013-14) is one of 17 “topics" identified in the EDFacts documentation (in this database, each “topic" is entered as a separate study). EDFacts GD:2013-14 (ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts) annually collects cross-sectional data from states about student who graduate or receive a certificate of completion from secondary education or students who dropped out of secondary education at the school, LEA, and state levels. EDFacts GD:2013-14 data were collected using the EDFacts Submission System (ESS), a centralized portal and their submission by states is mandatory and required for benefits. Not submitting the required reports by a state constitutes a failure to comply with law and may have consequences for federal funding to the state. Key statistics produced from EDFacts GD:2013-14 are from 6 data groups with information on Regulatory Cohort Graduation Rate (Four, Five, and Six Year)-Graduation Rate; Regulatory Cohort Graduation Rate (Four, Five, and Six Year)-Student Counts; Graduation Rate; Graduates/Completers; Regulatory Cohort Graduation Rate-Flex; and Regulatory Cohort Graduation Rate Student Counts-Flex. For the purposes of this system, data groups are referred to as 'variables', as a result of the structure and format of EDFacts' data.

In 2023, the share of Sicilian and Sardinian students who left education before obtaining a high school diploma was the highest in the country, 17 percent. Overall, the southern regions and the islands recorded a higher share of young people who left school or training prematurely.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate - Less Than a High School Diploma, 25 Yrs. & over (LNS14027659) from Jan 1992 to Feb 2025 about secondary schooling, secondary, 25 years +, education, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.

EDFacts Graduates and Dropouts, 2017-18 (EDFacts GD:2017-18) is one of 17 “topics" identified in the EDFacts documentation (in this database, each “topic" is entered as a separate study). EDFacts GD:2017-18 (ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts) annually collects cross-sectional data from states about student who graduate or receive a certificate of completion from secondary education or students who dropped out of secondary education at the school, LEA, and state levels. EDFacts GD:2017-18 data were collected using the EDFacts Submission System (ESS), a centralized portal and their submission by states is mandatory and required for benefits. Not submitting the required reports by a state constitutes a failure to comply with law and may have consequences for federal funding to the state. Key statistics produced from EDFacts GD:2017-18 are from 6 data groups with information on Regulatory Cohort Graduation Rate (Four, Five, and Six Year)-Graduation Rate; Regulatory Cohort Graduation Rate (Four, Five, and Six Year)-Student Counts; Graduation Rate; Graduates/Completers; Regulatory Cohort Graduation Rate-Flex; and Regulatory Cohort Graduation Rate Student Counts-Flex. For the purposes of this system, data groups are referred to as variables, as a result of the structure and format of EDFacts' data.

The statistic shows the public high school dropout rate in the United States in 2012, by state. The dropout rate shows the number of 9th - 12th grade dropouts divided by the number of students enrolled at the beginning of the school year in those grades. In 2012, the state of Alaska had the highest dropout rate at 7.0 percent.

Thematic maps on school dropouts of general education schools in Rhineland-Palatinate. 31.12.2013: Percentage of school leavers without a secondary school leaving certificate at all general education schools in Rhineland-Palatinate at district level. As of 2013

School Drop Out Rate: Meghalaya: 6-14 Years Old: Girl data was reported at 66.130 % in 2011. This records a decrease from the previous number of 68.310 % for 2010. School Drop Out Rate: Meghalaya: 6-14 Years Old: Girl data is updated yearly, averaging 64.165 % from Sep 2004 (Median) to 2011, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72.100 % in 2009 and a record low of 58.260 % in 2006. School Drop Out Rate: Meghalaya: 6-14 Years Old: Girl data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Education. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDA003: School Drop Out Rate: 6-14 Years Old.

India School Drop Out Rate: 6-11 Years Old: Girl data was reported at 18.300 % in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 19.400 % for 2012. India School Drop Out Rate: 6-11 Years Old: Girl data is updated yearly, averaging 36.810 % from Sep 1960 (Median) to 2013, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.900 % in 1970 and a record low of 18.300 % in 2013. India School Drop Out Rate: 6-11 Years Old: Girl data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Education. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDA002: School Drop Out Rate: 6-11 Years Old.

EDFacts Graduates and Dropouts, 2011-12 (EDFacts GD:2011-12), is one of 17 'topics' identified in the EDFacts documentation (in this database, each 'topic' is entered as a separate study); program data is available since 2005 at . EDFacts GD:2011-12 (ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts) annually collects cross-sectional data from states about student who graduate or receive a certificate of completion from secondary education or students who dropped out of secondary education at the school, LEA, and state levels. EDFacts GD:2011-12 data were collected using the EDFacts Submission System (ESS), a centralized portal and their submission by states is mandatory and required for benefits. Not submitting the required reports by a state constitutes a failure to comply with law and may have consequences for federal funding to the state. Key statistics produced from EDFacts GD:2011-12 are from 6 data groups with information on Regulatory Cohort Graduation Rate (Four, Five, and Six Year)-Graduation Rate; Regulatory Cohort Graduation Rate (Four, Five, and Six Year)-Student Counts; Graduation Rate; Graduates/Completers; Regulatory Cohort Graduation Rate-Flex; and Regulatory Cohort Graduation Rate Student Counts-Flex. For the purposes of this system, data groups are referred to as 'variables', as a result of the structure and format of EDFacts' data.