Education
| State-by-State Graduation Rates for African American Male Students |
83%
of African Americans age 25 and older had at least a high school diploma in 2011.
1.6 million
Among African Americans age 25 and older, the number who had an advanced degree in 2011. Fifteen years earlier—in 1995—only 677,000 blacks had this level of education.
3.9 million
Number of black college students in 2011. This was an increase of roughly 2 million from 18 years earlier.
18.7%
Percentage of African Americans age 25 and older who had a bachelor’s degree or more in 2011.
In many states, the rate was higher. Just over 22% of blacks this age
in Massachusetts, for instance, had this level of education.
Status
Dropout Rates of 16–24-Year-Olds, by Race/Ethnicity: Selected Years,
1980–2007
Race/Ethnicity
|
Year
|
Total
|
White
|
African
American
|
Latino
|
|
1980
|
14.1
|
11.4
|
19.1
|
35.2
|
|
1985
|
12.6
|
10.4
|
15.2
|
27.6
|
|
1990
|
12.1
|
9.0
|
13.2
|
32.4
|
|
1995
|
12.0
|
8.6
|
12.1
|
30.0
|
|
2000
|
10.9
|
6.9
|
13.1
|
27.8
|
|
2001
|
10.7
|
7.3
|
10.9
|
27.0
|
|
2002
|
10.5
|
6.5
|
11.3
|
25.7
|
|
2003
|
9.9
|
6.3
|
10.9
|
23.5
|
|
2004
|
10.3
|
6.8
|
11.8
|
23.8
|
|
2005
|
9.4
|
6.0
|
10.4
|
22.4
|
|
2006
|
9.3
|
5.8
|
10.7
|
22.1
|
|
2007
|
8.7
|
5.3
|
8.4
|
21.4
|
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