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| Number | Percent
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Student | Graduated with | Graduated with |Reached maximum | Graduated with |Graduated with |Reached maximum
characteristics | diploma | certificate | age\1\ | diploma | certificate | age\1\
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|1998-99 |1999-2000|1998-99|1999-2000|1998-99|1999-2000|1998-99|1999-2000|1998-99 |1999-2000|1998-99 |1999-2000
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Age group | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 to 21 (and over) ..............|149,783 | 162,354 |29,380 | 32,977 | 4,853 | 6,933 | 57.39 | 56.16 | 11.26 | 11.41 | 1.86 | 2.40
14 .............................| 46 | 18 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.73 | 0.59 | 1.96 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.03
15 .............................| 49 | 19 | 56 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0.84 | 0.32 | 0.96 | 0.36 | 0.02 | 0.12
16 .............................| 530 | 918 | 189 | 219 | 5 | 15 | 3.16 | 4.59 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 0.03 | 0.08
17 .............................| 26,321 | 31,075 | 3,301 | 3,552 | 42 | 66 | 51.96 | 53.21 | 6.52 | 6.08 | 0.08 | 0.11
18 .............................| 69,806 | 76,873 |11,708 | 12,862 | 244 | 899 | 68.89 | 68.56 | 11.55 | 11.47 | 0.24 | 0.80
19 .............................| 40,432 | 40,535 | 8,349 | 9,507 | 109 | 510 | 70.28 | 67.35 | 14.51 | 15.80 | 0.19 | 0.85
20 .............................| 8,247 | 8,387 | 2,925 | 3,647 | 761 | 883 | 56.94 | 52.43 | 20.20 | 22.80 | 5.25 | 5.52
21 (and over) ..................| 4,352 | 4,529 | 2,800 | 3,163 | 3,691 | 4,552 | 37.02 | 33.80 | 23.82 | 23.60 | 31.40 | 33.97
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Type of disability for | | | | | | | | | | | |
14- to 21-year-olds and over | | | | | | | | | | | |
All disabilities .................|149,783 | 162,354 |29,380 | 32,977 | 4,853 | 6,933 | 57.39 | 56.16 | 11.26 | 11.41 | 1.86 | 2.40
Specific learning disabilities .|100,879 | 108,848 |13,771 | 15,428 | 1,025 | 1,970 | 63.25 | 62.11 | 8.63 | 8.80 | 0.64 | 1.12
Mental retardation .............| 16,016 | 16,387 |10,288 | 11,157 | 2,231 | 2,799 | 41.56 | 39.45 | 26.70 | 26.86 | 5.79 | 6.74
Serious emotional disturbance ..| 13,743 | 14,835 | 1,900 | 2,222 | 403 | 760 | 41.91 | 40.06 | 5.38 | 6.00 | 1.23 | 2.05
Speech or language impairments .| 4,346 | 4,790 | 499 | 548 | 103 | 92 | 65.34 | 66.08 | 7.50 | 7.56 | 1.55 | 1.27
Multiple disabilities ..........| 2,095 | 2,650 | 820 | 1,103 | 555 | 692 | 46.92 | 47.56 | 18.37 | 19.80 | 12.43 | 12.42
Other health impairments .......| 5,796 | 7,289 | 660 | 774 | 90 | 136 | 66.60 | 67.59 | 7.58 | 7.18 | 1.03 | 1.26
Hearing impairments ............| 2,618 | 2,926 | 547 | 628 | 55 | 61 | 69.37 | 68.96 | 14.49 | 14.80 | 1.46 | 1.44
Orthopedic impairments .........| 1,824 | 2,055 | 385 | 449 | 164 | 154 | 63.38 | 62.39 | 13.38 | 13.63 | 5.70 | 4.68
Visual impairments .............| 1,178 | 1,157 | 144 | 166 | 37 | 52 | 75.18 | 73.51 | 9.19 | 10.55 | 2.36 | 3.30
Autism .........................| 424 | 577 | 236 | 328 | 139 | 166 | 47.48 | 47.37 | 26.43 | 26.93 | 15.57 | 13.63
Deaf-blindness .................| 56 | 45 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 54.90 | 47.87 | 16.67 | 21.28 | 10.78 | 13.83
Traumatic brain injury .........| 808 | 795 | 113 | 154 | 40 | 38 | 70.51 | 65.16 | 9.86 | 12.62 | 3.49 | 3.11
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