>At 09:26 AM 8/20/2002 -0400, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: >><http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2000/coe2000/section3/indicator38.html>). >>So, about 57% of young Americans are now getting "some college >>education," and the rate will continue to rise for some time. > >I don't think 57% is right. The percentage of high-school graduates >enrolled in college for the subsequent year was at a high of 67% in >1997, and over 60% ever since (see >ftp://146.142.4.23/pub/news.release/hsgec.txt for latest figures), >and the percentage of all 25-29 year-olds with "some college" was >over 66% in 1999 (and has been climbing at a fairly steady rate for >some time - see >http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2000/coe2000/section3/s_table38_2.html). > >-----Ben
About 66% of high school graduates get "some college education," but not everyone graduates from high school. Counting the high school dropout rate, it's about 57% of young Americans who get "some college education." -- Yoshie * Calendar of Events in Columbus: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html> * Anti-War Activist Resources: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html> * Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/> * Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osu.edu/students/CJP/>
