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New York Profile of Adult Learning
Adults with No High School Diploma (%)
Age 18-24
Age 25-64
Speak English Poorly or Not at All – Age 18 to 64 (%)
High School Diploma or Less in Families not Earning a Living Wage – Age 18 to 64
(%)
New York’s Adult Population Compared to the U.S. and Top States
High School Attainment (Percent)
College Attainment (Percent)
Gaps Between Whites and Minorities*
(25 to 44 Year Olds)
* Minorities include Hispanic, African-American, and Native American
Adults (Age 18 to 64) In Need of Adult Education and Training, 2010
20102010
New York By the Numbers• 2,076,746 adults have no college
education, are working but living in families with a combined income less than a living wage (twice the level of poverty).
• 1,609,615 working-age adults have not completed high school (or equivalent).
• 775,967 adults have no college education and speak English poorly or not at all.
• 329,577 adults have not completed high school, speak English poorly or not at all, and are struggling to earn a living wage.
• Therefore, 2,840,799 have at least one of the basic challenges the sate must address – 22.8% of all working-age adults in New York.
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• The percentage of adults with no high school diploma has improved in New York since 2000.
• The percentage of adults earning a living wage with a high school diploma or less is slightly lower than the U.S. average.
• Educational gaps between whites and minorities for high school attainment are at the U.S. average and have improved since 2000.
• However, educational gaps between whites and minorities for college attainment is greater than the national average and has widened since 2000.
No High School
Diploma
No College Education, Earning Less than a Living
Wage
ESL – No College Education, Speaks Little or
No English
119,158
471,829
957,860
173,066
635,143
154,166
329,577
1,609,615
2,076,746
775,967Total: 2,840,799(22.8% of adults)
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
289.5
87.5
73.5
107.6
Reaching the Target Population
Enrollment per 1,000 Adults Age 18-64: College Participation of Adults Age 25-49 as a Percent of Population Age 25-49 with Only a
High School Diploman State-Administered ABE Programs with Less than a High School
Diploma
In English as a Second Language (ESL) with Little or No English
Proficiency
GEDs Awarded per 1,000 Adults with Less than a High School Diploma
(Age 18 to 24)
The Benefits of More Education
Less than High School
High School
Some College
Associates Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Graduate/Prof. Degree
Workforce Participation (%)Median Annual Earnings (Age 18
to 64)Education
Prepared by the National Center forHigher Education Management Systems
With Support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
New York Profile of Adult Learning 20102010
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162.5
84.0
78.7
81.1
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113.3
51.2
58.9
46.6
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28.0
18.9
14.6
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• Adult enrollment in educational programs – including state-administered ABE and ESL programs – is less than the U.S. average and has been declining since 2000.
• GEDs awarded in New York per 1,000 adults in above the national average and has increased since 2000.
• The overall college participation rate of adults ages 25-49 is lower than the U.S. average and has declined since 2001.
• Adults with higher levels of education are more likely to participate in the workforce than adults with less than a college degree.
• Additionally, those with a college degree earn substantially more money annually compared to those with less than a college degree.
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73.4
78.9
83.7
84.9
87.5
$20,152
$30,229
$35,267
$40,305
$51,389
$68,518
Sources:U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey – Public Use Microdata Files,
2000, 2010
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
NCES, IPEDS Fall 2000 and 2010 Enrollment Files
General Education Development (GED) Testing Service, 2001, 2010