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High School Graduation Rate by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2010 to 2023

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Year201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220230.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%Estimated Percentage of Persons Aged 25 Years and OlderHigh School Graduation Rate by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2010 to 2023New JerseyUnited States
New Jersey, United StatesYearEstimated Percentage of Persons Aged 25 Years and Older90% Confidence Interval, Lower Limit90% Confidence Interval, Upper LimitFootnotes

New Jersey

 34000New Jersey2010201088.0%87.7%88.3%
 34000New Jersey2011201188.1%87.9%88.3%
 34000New Jersey2012201288.3%88.1%88.5%
 34000New Jersey2013201388.5%88.3%88.7%
 34000New Jersey2014201489.1%88.9%89.3%
 34000New Jersey2015201589.1%88.9%89.3%
 34000New Jersey2016201689.3%89.1%89.5%
 34000New Jersey2017201789.9%89.7%90.1%
 34000New Jersey2018201890.2%90.0%90.4%
 34000New Jersey2019201990.3%90.1%90.5%
 34000New Jersey20202020NA
 34000New Jersey2021202191.0%90.8%91.2%
 34000New Jersey2022202290.7%90.5%90.9%
 34000New Jersey2023202390.7%90.5%90.9%

United States

 100000United States2010201085.6%85.5%85.7%
 100000United States2011201185.9%85.8%86.0%
 100000United States2012201286.4%86.3%86.5%
 100000United States2013201386.6%86.5%86.7%
 100000United States2014201486.9%86.8%87.0%
 100000United States2015201587.1%87.0%87.2%
 100000United States2016201687.5%87.4%87.6%
 100000United States2017201788.0%87.9%88.1%
 100000United States2018201888.3%88.2%88.4%
 100000United States2019201988.6%88.5%88.7%
 100000United States20202020NA
 100000United States2021202189.4%89.3%89.5%
 100000United States2022202289.6%89.5%89.7%
 100000United States2023202389.8%89.7%89.9%
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Why Is This Important?

People with higher levels of education are more likely to be healthier and live longer.1

Definition

Percent of the population aged 25+ years who graduated high school (or equivalency)

Data Source

American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Estimated number of persons aged 25+ years who graduated high school (or equivalency)

  • Denominator:

    Estimated total population aged 25+ years.

Data Issues

The U.S. Census Bureau did not release its standard 1-year estimates from the 2020 American Community Survey because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection.

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Indicator Data Last Updated On 09/24/2024, Published on 10/18/2024
NJ State Health Assessment Data, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360 (https://nj.gov/health/shad)