General Educational Development (GED) test takers and credentials issued, by age: 1971 to 2001

Table 105.

General Educational Development (GED) test takers and credentials issued, by age: 1971 to 2001 cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center">

padding-left:4px" >_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ of|Number com- | Number of | Percentage distribution of credentials |pleting test|credentials| issued\4\, by age battery, | issued, |__________________________________________________________ in thou- | in thou- |19 years old|20- to 24-|25- to 29-|30- to 34-|35 years old sands\2\ | sands\3\ | or less |year-olds |year-olds |year-olds | or over ____________|___________|____________|__________|__________|__________|____________ | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 ____________|___________|____________|__________|__________|__________|____________ ---| 227 | ---| ---| ---| ---| --- ---| 245 | ---| ---| ---| ---| --- ---| 249 | ---| ---| ---| ---| --- ---| 294| 35| 27| 13 | 9 | 17 ---| 340| 33| 26| 14 | 9 | 18 | | | | | | ---| 333| 31| 28| 14 | 10 | 17 ---| 332| 40| 24| 13 | 8 | 14 ---| 381| 31| 27| 13 | 10 | 18 ---| 426| 37| 28| 12 | 13 | 11 ---| 479| 37| 27| 13 | 8 | 15 | | | | | | ---| 489| 37| 27 | 13 | 8 | 14 ---| 486| 37| 28 | 13 | 8 | 15 ---| 465| 34| 29 | 14 | 8 | 15 ---| 427| 32| 28 | 15 | 9 | 16 ---| 413| 32| 26 | 15 | 10 | 16 | | | | | | ---| 428| 32| 26 | 15 | 10 | 17 ---| 444| 33| 24 | 15 | 10 | 18 ---| 410| 35| 22 | 14 | 10 | 18 541 | 357| 35| 24 | 13 | ---| --- 615 | 410| 36| 25 | 13 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | 657 | 462| 33| 28 | 13 | 10 | 16 639 | 457| 33| 28 | 13 | 9 | 17 651 | 469| 33| 27 | 13 | 10 | 16 668 | 491| 36| 25 | 13 | 9 | 15 682 | 504| 38| 25 | 13 | 9 | 15 | | | | | | 716 | 488| 39| 25 | 13 | 9 | 14 681 | 460| 43| 24 | 12 | 8 | 13 673 | 481| 44| 24 | 11 | 7 | 13 702 | 498| 44| 25 | 11 | 7 | 13 699 | 487| 45| 25 | 11 | 7 | 13 928 | 648| 41| 26 | 11 | 8 | 14 ____________|___________|____________|__________|__________|__________|____________

---Not available.
\1\Number of people taking the GED tests (one or more subtests).
\2\Number of people completing the entire GED battery of five tests.
\3\Number of people receiving high school equivalency credentials based on the GED tests.
\4\Data for 1988 and prior years are for number of test takers and may not be comparable to later years.
\5\Includes outlying areas.

NOTE: Except where indicated, data are for United States only and exclude outlying areas. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: American Council on Education, General Educational Development Testing Service, Who took the GED? Statistical Report, various years. (This table was prepared September 2002.)

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