National Status Completion Rates The status completion rate
indicates the percentage of young people who have left high
school and who hold a high school credential. The rate reported
here is based on CPS data and represents the percentage of 18-
through 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school and who
have earned a high school diploma or equivalent credential,
including a GED. The status completion rate includes individuals
who may have completed their education outside of the United
States, so the rate is not suited for measuring the performance
of the education system in this country. - National status
completion rates: In 2003, some 87.1 percent of 18- through
24-year-olds not enrolled in high school had received a high
school diploma or equivalency credential (table 9-A).15 The
status completion rates have increased slightly over the last
three decades (figure 3 and table 10). Between 1972 and 1990,
status completion rates increased by 2.8 percentage points, from
82.8 percent in 1972 to 85.6 perc