In 2019, about 66.2 percent of female high school completers and 59.3 percent of male high school completers enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college in the fall immediately following their graduation from high school. For both males and females, this was a decrease from the previous year.
Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in college immediately after graduation in the United States from 1980 to 2020, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
2020
59.3%
66.2%
2019
62%
69.8%
2018
66.9%
71.4%
2017
61.1%
71.7%
2016
67.5%
71.9%
2015
65.8%
72.5%
2014
64%
72.6%
2013
63.5%
68.4%
2012
61.3%
71.3%
2011
64.7%
72.2%
2010
62.8%
74%
2009
66%
73.8%
2008
65.9%
71.6%
45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%
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ChildStats.gov. (September 28, 2022). Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in college immediately after graduation in the United States from 1980 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/478663/immediate-enrollment-in-college-of-high-school-completers-in-the-us-by-gender/
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