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ACE Reports the Lowest GED Pass Rate in Five Years

by Michelle J. Nealy , November 27, 2007

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Generally, states with the most comprehensive preparation programs breed the highest pass rates. “States that allow individuals to just walk in off the street and take the GED Test with no form of preparation have low pass rates,” says Bob MacGillivray, deputy executive director of the GED Testing Service.

Among the states with the highest GED pass rates were Iowa at 98 percent followed by Alaska at 93 percent, Kansas at 87.8 percent and Alaska at 87.6 percent.

The racial distribution for all passers in 2006 was as follows: Whites at 62 percent, Blacks at 17 percent, Hispanics at 16 percent, American Indians at 2 percent, Asians at 2 percent and Asian/Pacific Islanders at 1 percent. A common motivation among all passers was the need to increase their level of education. Seventy percent of the total number of candidates had only completed half of their high school education.

--Michelle J. Nealy

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