LANSING, Mich. (Great Lakes News) – Women had a higher high school graduation rate than men in Michigan in 2021.

According to data from MiSchoolData, which is connected to the Michigan Department of Education, roughly 84.3 percent of women graduated on time in 2021 compared to 76.8 percent of men.

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On the flip side, the male dropout rate was 9.5 percent while the female dropout rate was 5.7 percent.