Scars from the Great Recession and slow recovery include falling college enrollment: Share of young high school graduates enrolled in college or a university, by gender, 1989–2014
| All | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 44.1% | 43.4% | 44.6% |
| 1990 | 45.6% | 44.9% | 46.2% |
| 1991 | 45.7% | 44.8% | 46.5% |
| 1992 | 46.5% | 45.3% | 47.6% |
| 1993 | 47.1% | 45.5% | 48.4% |
| 1994 | 48.8% | 47.1% | 50.4% |
| 1995 | 48.2% | 46.8% | 49.5% |
| 1996 | 49.8% | 47.5% | 51.9% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | 48.6% | 52.3% |
| 1998 | 52.4% | 50.1% | 54.6% |
| 1999 | 52.2% | 49.7% | 54.5% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | 48.4% | 54.1% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | 51.3% | 54.5% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | 51.6% | 55.6% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | 51.2% | 56.9% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | 52.8% | 59.6% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | 52.6% | 58.4% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | 50.9% | 58.2% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | 53.1% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | 53.5% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | 54.9% | 61.9% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | 55.4% | 62.7% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | 55.9% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | 55.6% | 63.8% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | 53.0% | 60.4% |
| 2013-04-01 | 56.4% | 52.8% | 59.9% |
Note: Data are for high school graduates age 17–20 who may have previous college experience. Data for 2014 represent 12-month average from April 2013–March 2014. Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata
Reproduced from Figure J in The Class of 2014: The Weak Economy Is Idling Too Many Young Graduates
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata from the CPS survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics [machine-readable microdata file]. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau.
Reproduced from Figure J in The Class of 2014: The Weak Economy Is Idling Too Many Young Graduates, by Heidi Shierholz, Alyssa Davis, and Will Kimball, Economic Policy Institute, 2014