Education

Graduation Rate Trends 1996-2006

An interactive map that allows users to explore changes in state graduation rates over the past decade.

Download graduation rate data for all the years (XLS).

2005-06

U.S. National Average: 69.2%

2004-05

U.S. National Average: 70.6%

2003-04

U.S. National Average: 70.0%

2002-03

U.S. National Average: 69.7%

2001-02

U.S. National Average: 69.3%

2000-01

U.S. National Average: 68.0%

1999-2000

U.S. National Average: 66.8%

1998-99

U.S. National Average: 66.0%

1997-98

U.S. National Average: 65.6%

1996-97

U.S. National Average: 65.7%

1995-96

U.S. National Average: 66.4%
SOURCE: EPE Research Center, 2009.