high school graduate

Finished secondary education

A high school graduate is someone who has completed secondary education, typically around age 18 in the United States.

The term often appears in job listings as a minimum qualification: Must be a high school graduate or equivalent.

It marks the educational threshold between those who finished basic schooling and those who didn't.

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educational completion status

high school graduatehigh school dropout

One who quit secondary education

dropout · expelled student · truant · school dropout

educational attainment level

high school graduatePhD holder

Person with highest degree

college graduate · illiterate · uneducated · doctorate · doctoral graduate

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