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Oklahoma has made
remarkable progress in increasing its number of high school
graduates among people 25 years or older. In 1990, Oklahoma
ranked 36th in the country for percent of population with at
least a high school diploma (or GED). By 1996, Oklahoma had
risen in the state ranking to 26th, with the 8th highest
increase in the nation.
- Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arizona are essentially tied
with the fifth highest percent of high school graduates
(or GEDs) among the eleven regional comparison states
(around 84%);
- Oklahoma's percent of high school graduates (83.8%)
is above both national and regional averages (81.8% and
78.2%, respectively);
- Oklahoma increased its proportion of high school
graduates between 1990 and 1996 by 9.2 percentage points
(3rd highest increase of eleven regional comparison
states);
- This is well above both the national and regional
increases of 6.5 and 3.5 percentage points,
respectively;
- By 1996, Oklahoma's proportion of high school
graduates exceeded the national proportion by over 42,700
people;
- Oklahoma appears to be performing well with respect
to high school graduation.
(Source: USCB,
1990 Census Data; USCB, Current
Population Reports [P20-493])
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