| Table A-8. Actual and projected numbers for the percentage distribution of full-time students at degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by sex and age group: Fall 2006, and 2007 through 2017 |
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| Age and institution type | Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual 2006 | Projected 2007 through 2017 | Actual 2006 | Projected 2007 through 2017 | ||
| 18 and 19 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 63.3 | 64.9 | 69.5 | 68.2 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 36.7 | 34.8 | 30.3 | 31.5 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | # | 0.2 | # | 0.3 | |
| 20 and 21 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 78.2 | 76.7 | 78.1 | 78.9 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 20.7 | 21.2 | 19.4 | 18.9 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | |
| 22 to 24 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 70.4 | 67.3 | 58.8 | 60.4 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 12.9 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 17.1 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 16.8 | 17.1 | 25.0 | 22.5 | |
| 25 to 29 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 42.3 | 41.0 | 41.9 | 40.6 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 16.1 | 18.1 | 23.2 | 24.4 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 41.6 | 40.9 | 35.0 | 35.0 | |
| 30 to 34 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 32.7 | 34.8 | 46.0 | 38.2 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 19.3 | 19.3 | 28.2 | 33.7 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 48.0 | 45.9 | 25.8 | 28.2 | |
| 35 years and over | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 43.2 | 40.9 | 43.1 | 40.4 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 26.1 | 27.8 | 32.5 | 32.8 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 30.7 | 31.4 | 24.4 | 26.8 | |
| # 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, 1980–2006. (This table was prepared November 2007.) |
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