Ohio Profile of Adult Learning

1. 2010 Ohio Profile of Adult Learning Adults (Age 18 to 64) In Need of Adult Education and Training, 2010 No College Education, Earning Less than a Living Wage • Ohio By the Numbers • 1,287,300 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). • 724,556 working-age adults have not completed high school (or equivalent). • 59,001 adults have no college education and speak English poorly or not at all. • 27,371 adults have not completed high school, speak English poorly or not at all, and are struggling to earn a living wage. • Therefore, 1,570,505 have at least one of the basic challenges the state must address – 21.8% of all working-age adults in Ohio. No High School Diploma 724,556 1,287,300 422,956 263,760 824,788 27,371 10,469 Total: 1,570,505(21.8% of adults) 12,185 59,001 8,976 ESL – No College Education, Speaks Little or No English Ohio’s Adult Population Compared to the U.S. and Top States Gaps Between Whites and Minorities* (25 to 44 Year Olds) Adults with No High School Diploma (%) Age 18-24 High School Attainment (Percent) Ohio 2000 Ohio 2000 Ohio 2010 Ohio 2010 United States United States Top 5 States Top 5 States Age 25-64 College Attainment (Percent) Ohio 2000 Ohio 2000 Ohio 2010 Ohio 2010 United States United States Top 5 States Top 5 States Speak English Poorly or Not at All – Age 18 to 64 (%) * Minorities include Hispanic, African-American, and Native American Ohio 2000 • The percentage of young adults (age 18-24) in Ohio with no high school diploma is at the U.S. average and this percentage has grown since 2000. Ohio has less older adults (age 25-64) with no high school diploma than the national average and this number has declined since 2000. • In Ohio, 17.9% of adults are earning less than a living wage with a high school diploma or less. This is about the U.S. average and has been growing since 2000. • The educational gaps between whites and minorities for college attainment is less than the U.S. average but has widened since 2000. Ohio 2010 United States Top 5 States High School Diploma or Less in Families not Earning a Living Wage – Age 18 to 64 (%) Ohio 2000 Ohio 2010 United States Top 5 States

2. Prepared by the National Center forHigher Education Management Systems With Support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2010 Ohio Profile of Adult Learning 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 Diploma In State-Administered ABE Programs with Less than a High School Diploma Ohio 2001 Ohio 2000 Ohio 2009 Ohio 2010 United States United States Top 5 States Top 5 States In English as a Second Language (ESL) with Little or No English Proficiency • Adult enrollment in educational programs – including state-administered ABE and ESL programs – is lower than the U.S. average and has declined since 2000. • GEDs awarded in Ohio per 1,000 adults is greater than the national average. • The overall college participation rate of adults ages 25-49 is lower than the U.S. average, though it has improved since 2001. Ohio 2000 Ohio 2010 United States Top 5 States GEDs Awarded per 1,000 Adults with Less than a High School Diploma (Age 18 to 24) Ohio 2000 Ohio 2010 United States Top 5 States The Benefits of More Education Workforce Participation (%) Education Median Annual Earnings (Age 18 to 64) Less than High School • 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. High School Some College Associates Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate/Prof. Degree 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