| Table A-9. Actual and projected numbers for the percentage distribution of full-time students at degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by sex and age group: Fall 2005, and 2006 through 2016 |
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| Institution type and age | Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual 2005 | Projected 2006 through 2016 |
Actual 2005 | Projected 2006 through 2016 |
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| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | |||||
| 16 and 17 years old | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 13.5 | |
| 18 and 19 years old | 22.5 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 19.9 | |
| 20 and 21 years old | 30.2 | 27.3 | 31.2 | 29.6 | |
| 22 to 24 years old | 42.0 | 34.1 | 31.7 | 29.4 | |
| 25 to 29 years old | 24.6 | 27.9 | 21.8 | 23.9 | |
| 30 to 34 years old | 23.6 | 25.2 | 22.8 | 24.0 | |
| 35 years and over | 19.1 | 20.4 | 23.6 | 22.0 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | |||||
| 16 and 17 years old | 92.4 | 91.9 | 91.3 | 86.4 | |
| 18 and 19 years old | 77.5 | 80.6 | 80.5 | 79.7 | |
| 20 and 21 years old | 69.8 | 72.3 | 68.8 | 70.1 | |
| 22 to 24 years old | 48.9 | 57.2 | 56.8 | 59.4 | |
| 25 to 29 years old | 57.2 | 52.6 | 55.6 | 52.3 | |
| 30 to 34 years old | 41.4 | 43.7 | 55.7 | 54.0 | |
| 35 years and over | 55.9 | 53.5 | 49.6 | 52.5 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | |||||
| 16 and 17 years old | # | 0.1 | # | 0.1 | |
| 18 and 19 years old | # | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
| 20 and 21 years old | # | 0.4 | # | 0.3 | |
| 22 to 24 years old | 9.1 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 11.2 | |
| 25 to 29 years old | 18.2 | 19.5 | 22.6 | 23.7 | |
| 30 to 34 years old | 35.1 | 31.1 | 21.5 | 21.9 | |
| 35 years and over | 25.0 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 25.5 | |
| # Rounds to zero. |
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Model, 1980–2004. (This table was prepared May 2007.) |
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