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Digest of Education Statistics
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES  

LIST OF 1996 DIGEST FIGURES

Tables   Figures
 Chapter 1.  All Levels of Education
Figure 1.The structure of education in the United States
Figure 2.Enrollment and total expenditures in current and constant dollars, by level of education: 1960-61 to 1995-96
Figure 3.Years of school completed by persons 25 years old and over: 1940 to 1995
Figure 4.Years of school completed by persons 25 to 29 years of age: 1940 to 1995
Figure 5.Highest degree earned by persons 25 years old and over: March 1995
Figure 6.Items most frequently cited by the public as a major problem facing the local public schools: 1980 to 1995
 Chapter 2.  Elementary and Secondary Education
Figure 7.Preprimary enrollment of 3- to 5-year-olds, by attendance status: October 1970 to October 1995
Figure 8.Enrollment, number of teachers, pupil/teacher ratios, and expenditures in public schools: 1960-61 to 1995-96
Figure 9.Percentage change in public elementary and secondary enrollment, by state: Fall 1990 to fall 1995
Figure 10.Average annual salary for public elementary and secondary school teachers: 1969-70 to 1995-96
Figure 11.Sources of revenue for public elementary and secondary schools: 1970-71 to 1993-94
Figure 12.Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools: 1970-71 to 1995-96
 Chapter 3.  Postsecondary Education
Figure 13.Enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in institutions of higher education: 1960-61 to 1995-96
Figure 14.Percentage change in total enrollment of institutions of higher education, by state: Fall 1990 to fall 1994
Figure 15.Enrollment in institutions of higher education, by age: Fall 1970 to fall 2006
Figure 16.Full-time-equivalent students per staff member in public and private institutions of higher education: 1976, 1991, and 1993
Figure 17.Trends in bachelor's degrees conferred in selected fields of study: 1983-84, 1988-89, and 1993-94
Figure 18.Sources of current-fund revenue for public institutions of higher education: 1994-95
Figure 19.Sources of current-fund revenue for private institutions of higher education: 1994-95
 Chapter 4.  Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities
Figure 20.Federal funds for education, by agency: Fiscal year 1996
Figure 21.Federal on-budget funds for education, by level or other educational purpose: 1965 to 1996
Figure 22.U.S. Department of Education outlays, by type of recipient: Fiscal year 1996
 Chapter 5.  Outcomes of Education
Figure 23.Unemployment rates of persons 25 years old and over, by highest degree attained: 1995
Figure 24.Labor force status of 1994-95 high school graduates and dropouts: October 1995
Figure 25.Median annual earnings of workers 25 years old and over, by highest degree attained and sex: 1994
Figure 26.Salaries of recent bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field: 1987 and 1991
 Chapter 6.  International Comparisons of Education
Figure 27.Percentage change in enrollment, by area of the world and level of education: 1980 to 1993
Figure 28.Public expenditures for education as a percentage of gross national product: Selected countries, 1992
Figure 29.Distribution of mathematics proficiency scores of 13-year-olds, by country: 1991
Figure 30.Distribution of science proficiency scores of 13-year-olds, by country: 1991
Figure 31.Bachelor's degree recipients as a percent of population in the appropriate age group for selected countries, by sex: 1991
 Chapter 7.  Learning Resources and Technology
Figure 32.Student use of computers at school, by level of instruction: October 1989 and 1993

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