The 2018 edition of the Digest of Education Statistics is
the 54th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The
Digest has been issued annually except for combined
editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its
primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical
information covering the broad field of American education
from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest
includes a selection of data from many sources, both
government and private, and draws especially on the results
of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES).