How Popular Is The GED Test?

The GED Test is quite popular, especially in 3 states. The GED exam is a way for students who didn’t complete high school to earn their high school equivalency diplomas, particularly in three states.

The website Onsego.com performed research that shows that the GED exam is very popular in Ohio, Florida, and Texas.

The high number of Google searches in Florida and Texas doesn’t come as a surprise — these states have populations of 20+ million and some 30 million, respectively — but the number of searches for GED in Ohio is quite surprising, says Steve Gory, the EdTech expert from Onsego.

The GED Test is one of two nationally available High School Equivalency exams for people lacking a High School Diploma. The other option is the HiSET exam.

In the U.S., the lack of a diploma is not uncommon; around 11% of the working population didn’t complete high school and don’t have an equivalent diploma.

In order to receive their GED diplomas, students must pass four independent subject tests.

Apart from the GED test, the other High School Equivalency exam is the HiSET.

As said earlier, lacking a High School diploma is not that uncommon; 11% of the US working population has no High School or High School Equivalency diploma.

People without high school credentials have fewer chances of sustainable employment and economic self-sufficiency.

The GED Testing Service that offers the GED test is a joint venture of the nonprofit American Council on Education (ACE) and Pearson, the world’s largest publisher of educational tests.

Students who take the four GED tests will be awarded their state’s GED High School Equivalency Diplomas.

More information, charts, and statistics are available on the website Onsego.com.