>Your scenario points out an even worse problem and that is that an increasing percentage of the U.S. population does not have adequate education to perform in a demanding world economy. These people will become a drag and a source of instability instead of an asset.>
Regli,
Don't berate the high school graduates. They are growing at a net rate even slower than the college graduates. They will have the best bargaining power in their lives.
The last column is the increase in 25 year olds who are just high school grads. If you subtract out the 55+ high school grads, you hardly have any increase in that category.
25+ Years Old
Increases in millions
Year 4-yr Col. 1-3 yrs Col. Some Col. High School
2004 1,366 661 2,027 519
2003 1,687 868 2,555 836
2002 1,468 (239) 1,229 184
2001 2,383 1,836 4,219 186
2000 1,042 1,269 2,311 151
1999 1,830 670 2,500 (239)
1998 1,276 732 2,008 588
1997 1,029 402 1,431 1,027
1996 1,442 123 1,565 109
1995 1,682 1,235 2,917 (65)
1994 954 2,563 3,517 (1,074)
1993 1,253 1,931 3,184 (271)
1992 311 6,350 6,661 (3,412)
1991 735 1,095 1,830 1,153
1990 726 1,461 2,187 783
1989 1,778 815 2,593 396
1988 1,150 320 1,470 1,271
1987 1,148 750 1,898 1,331
1986 681 1,324 2,005 1,472
1985 946 1,124 2,070 793
1984 947 750 1,697 2,013
1983 1,865 839 2,704 634
1982 1,376 650 2,026 1,511
1981 481 663 1,144 1,981
1980 1,614 986 2,600 2,019
1979 1,247 1,014 2,261 1,534
1978 705 1,132 1,837 779
1977 1,131 770 1,901 445
1976 1,252 959 2,211 804
1975 944 853 1,797 893
1974 1,072 834 1,906 1,012
1973 864 714 1,578 1,277
1972 752 335 1,087 1,142
1971 550 618 1,168 895
1970 527 600 1,127 1,001
1969 364 310 674 1,530
1968 621 340 961 1,430
1967 338 679 1,017 782
1966 470 96 566 688
1965 397 54 451 975
1964 343 (85) 258 2,251
1962 1,385 423 1,808 4,037
1960 (117) 859 742 (1,779)
1959 562 903 1,465 1,387
1957 1,054 271 1,325 3,758
1952 846 468 1,314 3,449
1950 848 713 1,561 699
1947 1,017 1,458 2,475 6,374
1940 3,407 4,075 7,482 10,552
55+ years old
2004 1,130 550 1,680 364
2003 984 767 1,751 826
2002 934 253 1,187 106
2001 842 738 1,580 563
2000 424 404 828 317
1999 520 700 1,220 216
1998 485 457 942 703
1997 492 (77) 415 274
1996 672 (20) 652 229
1995 244 772 1,016 92
1994 109 784 893 (398)
1993 320 101 421 229
1992 74 1,465 1,539 (557)
1991 194 338 532 904
1990 371 288 659 (52)
1989 430 209 639 98
1988 230 (94) 136 694
1987 266 284 550 434
1986 59 307 366 360
1985 115 182 297 163
1984 79 111 190 883
1983 419 108 527 379
1982 384 86 470 627
1981 176 227 403 595
1980 290 173 463 781
1979 402 235 637 712
1978 89 251 340 399
1977 77 126 203 631
1976 382 267 649 548
1975 150 209 359 738
1974 40 173 213 456
1973 63 108 171 468
1972 60 74 134 673
1971 139 81 220 458
1970 190 182 372 237
1969 95 (9) 86 683
1968 124 181 305 463
1967 64 85 149 382
1966 155 164 319 396
1965 182 35 217 246
1964 143 (7) 136 604
1962 411 115 526 1,237
1960 (66) 276 210 (239)
1959 84 313 397 132
1957 197 116 313 784
1952 259 176 435 376
1950 180 167 347 123
1947 246 318 564 948
1940 579 685 1,264 1,633
-Arun
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