The CPS, sponsored by the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), shows dramatic increases since 1964 in educational attainment among the nation’s Black or African American population.
The percentage of Black or African American students graduating from high school increased from 25.7% in 1964 to 90.3% in 2021.
Many of these high school graduates went on to attend college: 2.72 million in 2021 compared to only 306,000 in 1964.