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| Table 105. | General Educational Development (GED) test takers and credentials issued, by age: 1971 to 2002 |
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|Number of|Number com- | Number of | Percentage distribution of credentials
| test |pleting test|credentials| issued,\4\ by age
Year | takers, | battery, | issued, |__________________________________________________________
|(in thou-| (in thou- | (in thou- |19 years old|20- to 24-|25- to 29-|30- to 34-|35 years old
|sands)\1\| sands)\2\ | sands)\3\ | or less |year-olds |year-olds |year-olds | or over
________|_________|____________|___________|____________|__________|__________|__________|____________
1 | 2| 3 | 4| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
________|_________|____________|___________|____________|__________|__________|__________|____________
1971\5\ | 377| --- | 227| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1972\5\ | 419| --- | 245| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1973\5\ | 423| --- | 249| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1974 ...| --- | --- | 294| 35| 27| 13| 9| 17
1975 ...| --- | --- | 340| 33| 26| 14| 9| 18
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1976 ...| --- | --- | 333| 31| 28| 14| 10| 17
1977 ...| --- | --- | 332| 40| 24| 13| 8| 14
1978 ...| --- | --- | 381| 31| 27| 13| 10| 18
1979 ...| --- | --- | 426| 37| 28| 12| 13| 11
1980 ...| --- | --- | 479| 37| 27| 13| 8| 15
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1981 ...| --- | --- | 489| 37| 27| 13| 8| 14
1982 ...| --- | --- | 486| 37| 28| 13| 8| 15
1983 ...| --- | --- | 465| 34| 29| 14| 8| 15
1984 ...| --- | --- | 427| 32| 28| 15| 9| 16
1985 ...| --- | --- | 413| 32| 26| 15| 10| 16
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1986 ...| --- | --- | 428| 32| 26| 15| 10| 17
1987 ...| --- | --- | 444| 33| 24| 15| 10| 18
1988\4\ | --- | --- | 410| 35| 22| 14| 10| 18
1989 ...| 632| 541| 357| 35| 24| 13| --- | ---
1990 ...| 714| 615| 410| 36| 25| 13| 10| 15
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1991 ...| 755| 657| 462| 33| 28| 13| 10| 16
1992 ...| 739| 639| 457| 33| 28| 13| 9| 17
1993 ...| 746| 651| 469| 33| 27| 13| 10| 16
1994 ...| 774| 668| 491| 36| 25| 13| 9| 15
1995 ...| 787| 682| 504| 38| 25| 13| 9| 15
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1996 ...| 824| 716| 488| 39| 25| 13| 9| 14
1997 ...| 785| 681| 460| 43| 24| 12| 8| 13
1998 ...| 776| 673| 481| 44| 24| 11| 7| 13
1999 ...| 808| 702| 498| 44| 25| 11| 7| 13
2000 ...| 811| 699| 487| 45| 25| 11| 7| 13
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2001 ...| 1,016| 928| 648| 41| 26| 11| 8| 14
2002 ...| 557| 467| 330| 49| 25| 10| 6| 11
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---Not available. NOTE: Except where indicated, data are for United States only and exclude outlying areas. Detail may not sum to totals because of 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; General Educational Development Testing Service, Who Passed the GED Tests? 2002 Statistical Report, July 2004. (This table was prepared April 2005.)
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