Table 185. | College enrollment rates of high school completers, by sex: 1960 to 2000 [Numbers in thousands] |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Total high school completers\1\| Enrolled in college\2\ |________________________________|_____________________________________________________________ Year | | | | Total | Males | Females |Total |Males |Females |_____________________|___________________|___________________ | | | |Number |Percent |Number |Percent |Number |Percent ______|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|________|__________|________|__________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 ______|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|________|__________|________|__________ 1960 .|1,679 (44)| 756 (32)| 923 (30)| 758 (41)|45.1 (2.1)|408 (30)|54.0 (3.2)|350 (28)|37.9 (2.8) 1961 .|1,763 (46)| 790 (33)| 973 (31)| 847 (43)|48.0 (2.1)|445 (31)|56.3 (3.1)|402 (30)|41.3 (2.8) 1962 .|1,838 (44)| 872 (32)| 966 (30)| 900 (43)|49.0 (2.0)|480 (31)|55.0 (3.0)|420 (30)|43.5 (2.8) 1963 .|1,741 (44)| 794 (32)| 947 (30)| 784 (42)|45.0 (2.1)|415 (30)|52.3 (3.1)|369 (29)|39.0 (2.8) 1964 .|2,145 (43)| 997 (32)|1,148 (28)|1,037 (46)|48.3 (1.9)|570 (33)|57.2 (2.8)|467 (31)|40.7 (2.5) | | | | | | | | | 1965 .|2,659 (48)|1,254 (35)|1,405 (32)|1,354 (51)|50.9 (1.7)|718 (37)|57.3 (2.5)|636 (36)|45.3 (2.3) 1966 .|2,612 (45)|1,207 (34)|1,405 (29)|1,309 (50)|50.1 (1.7)|709 (36)|58.7 (2.5)|600 (35)|42.7 (2.3) 1967 .|2,525 (38)|1,142 (28)|1,383 (24)|1,311 (41)|51.9 (1.4)|658 (29)|57.6 (2.1)|653 (29)|47.2 (1.9) 1968 .|2,606 (37)|1,184 (28)|1,422 (24)|1,444 (42)|55.4 (1.4)|748 (30)|63.2 (2.0)|696 (29)|48.9 (1.9) 1969 .|2,842 (36)|1,352 (27)|1,490 (24)|1,516 (43)|53.3 (1.3)|812 (30)|60.1 (1.9)|704 (30)|47.2 (1.8) | | | | | | | | | 1970 .|2,757 (39)|1,343 (28)|1,414 (27)|1,427 (42)|51.8 (1.4)|741 (30)|55.2 (1.9)|686 (30)|48.5 (1.9) 1971 .|2,872 (39)|1,369 (29)|1,503 (26)|1,535 (43)|53.4 (1.3)|788 (31)|57.6 (1.9)|747 (31)|49.7 (1.8) 1972 .|2,961 (39)|1,420 (29)|1,541 (27)|1,457 (43)|49.2 (1.3)|749 (31)|52.7 (1.9)|708 (30)|45.9 (1.8) 1973 .|3,059 (39)|1,458 (29)|1,601 (26)|1,425 (43)|46.6 (1.3)|730 (31)|50.1 (1.9)|695 (30)|43.4 (1.8) 1974 .|3,101 (40)|1,491 (29)|1,610 (27)|1,474 (44)|47.5 (1.3)|736 (31)|49.4 (1.8)|738 (31)|45.8 (1.8) | | | | | | | | | 1975 .|3,186 (40)|1,513 (30)|1,673 (27)|1,615 (45)|50.7 (1.3)|796 (32)|52.6 (1.8)|819 (32)|49.0 (1.7) 1976 .|2,987 (43)|1,450 (31)|1,537 (30)|1,458 (44)|48.8 (1.3)|685 (31)|47.2 (1.9)|773 (32)|50.3 (1.8) 1977 .|3,140 (42)|1,482 (31)|1,658 (28)|1,590 (46)|50.6 (1.3)|773 (32)|52.2 (1.9)|817 (32)|49.3 (1.8) 1978 .|3,161 (42)|1,485 (31)|1,676 (28)|1,584 (46)|50.1 (1.3)|758 (32)|51.0 (1.9)|826 (33)|49.3 (1.8) 1979 .|3,160 (42)|1,474 (31)|1,686 (28)|1,559 (46)|49.3 (1.3)|743 (32)|50.4 (1.9)|816 (33)|48.4 (1.8) | | | | | | | | | 1980 .|3,089 (42)|1,500 (30)|1,589 (29)|1,524 (45)|49.3 (1.3)|701 (31)|46.7 (1.9)|823 (32)|51.8 (1.8) 1981 .|3,053 (42)|1,490 (30)|1,563 (29)|1,646 (46)|53.9 (1.3)|816 (32)|54.8 (1.9)|830 (32)|53.1 (1.8) 1982 .|3,100 (42)|1,508 (31)|1,592 (29)|1,568 (47)|50.6 (1.4)|739 (33)|49.0 (2.0)|829 (34)|52.1 (1.9) 1983 .|2,964 (41)|1,390 (31)|1,574 (27)|1,562 (47)|52.7 (1.4)|721 (32)|51.9 (2.0)|841 (33)|53.4 (1.9) 1984 .|3,012 (38)|1,429 (28)|1,583 (24)|1,662 (46)|55.2 (1.4)|800 (33)|56.0 (2.0)|862 (33)|54.5 (1.9) | | | | | | | | | 1985 .|2,666 (41)|1,286 (30)|1,380 (28)|1,539 (45)|57.7 (1.5)|754 (32)|58.6 (2.1)|785 (32)|56.9 (2.0) 1986 .|2,786 (39)|1,331 (29)|1,455 (26)|1,499 (45)|53.8 (1.4)|744 (32)|55.9 (2.1)|755 (32)|51.9 (2.0) 1987 .|2,647 (42)|1,278 (31)|1,369 (29)|1,503 (46)|56.8 (1.5)|746 (32)|58.4 (2.1)|757 (32)|55.3 (2.0) 1988 .|2,673 (47)|1,334 (33)|1,339 (33)|1,575 (50)|58.9 (1.6)|761 (35)|57.0 (2.2)|814 (36)|60.8 (2.2) 1989 .|2,454 (50)|1,208 (36)|1,245 (35)|1,463 (50)|59.6 (1.6)|696 (35)|57.6 (2.3)|767 (36)|61.6 (2.3) | | | | | | | | | 1990 .|2,355 (44)|1,169 (31)|1,185 (31)|1,410 (46)|59.9 (1.6)|676 (32)|57.8 (2.3)|735 (33)|62.0 (2.2) 1991 .|2,276 (44)|1,139 (31)|1,137 (31)|1,420 (46)|62.4 (1.6)|656 (32)|57.6 (2.3)|763 (33)|67.1 (2.2) 1992 .|2,398 (42)|1,216 (30)|1,182 (30)|1,479 (46)|61.7 (1.6)|725 (32)|59.6 (2.2)|754 (33)|63.8 (2.2) 1993 .|2,338 (44)|1,118 (32)|1,219 (30)|1,464 (46)|62.6 (1.6)|668 (32)|59.7 (2.3)|797 (33)|65.4 (2.2) 1994 .|2,517 (39)|1,244 (28)|1,273 (27)|1,559 (43)|61.9 (1.4)|754 (30)|60.6 (2.0)|805 (31)|63.2 (2.0) | | | | | | | | | 1995 .|2,599 (40)|1,238 (29)|1,361 (27)|1,610 (44)|61.9 (1.4)|775 (31)|62.6 (2.0)|835 (31)|61.4 (1.9) 1996 .|2,660 (41)|1,297 (30)|1,363 (28)|1,729 (46)|65.0 (1.4)|779 (32)|60.1 (2.1)|950 (33)|69.7 (1.9) 1997 .|2,769 (42)|1,354 (30)|1,415 (29)|1,856 (47)|67.0 (1.4)|860 (33)|63.5 (2.0)|995 (33)|70.3 (1.9) 1998 .|2,810 (44)|1,452 (30)|1,358 (32)|1,844 (48)|65.6 (1.4)|906 (34)|62.4 (2.0)|938 (34)|69.1 (1.9) 1999 .|2,897 (43)|1,474 (30)|1,423 (31)|1,822 (48)|62.9 (1.4)|905 (34)|61.4 (2.0)|917 (34)|64.4 (2.0) 2000 .|2,756 (45)|1,251 (33)|1,505 (30)|1,745 (48)|63.3 (1.4)|749 (33)|59.9 (2.1)|996 (34)|66.2 (1.9) 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\1\Individuals age 16 to 24 who graduated from high school or completed a GED during the preceding
12 months.
NOTE: Data are based upon sample surveys of the civilian population. High school graduate data in this table differ from figures appearing in other tables because of varying survey procedures and coverage. High school graduates include GED recipients. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: American College Testing Program, unpublished tabulations, derived from statistics collected by the U.S. Bureau of the Census; and U.S. Department of Labor, College Enrollment of High School Graduates, various years. (This table was prepared July 2001.)
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