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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy 

The Hechinger Report

Thats because the current class of high school seniors is the last before a long decline begins in the number of 18-year-olds the traditional age of students when they enter college. Related: Interested in innovations in higher education? Subscribe to our free biweekly higher education newsletter.

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10 years later, goal of getting more Americans through college is way behind schedule

The Hechinger Report

That would help return the United States to first in the world in the proportion of its population with the credentials needed to sustain an economy increasingly dependent on highly educated workers. At this rate, the target won’t be met until at least 2041 , the research arm of the nonprofit Educational Testing Service, or ETS, predicts.

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