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Projections of Education Statistics to 2017

NCES 2008-078
September 2008


Table A-28.  Actual and projected number for continuation rates of full-time and part-time school teachers, by age and control of school: Various years, 1987–88 to 1988–89 through 2016–17 to 2017–18

Control of school and
school year
Total Continuation rates, by age
Less
than 25
years
25–29
years
30–39
years
40–49
years
50–59
years
60–64
years
65
years or
more
                 
Public-actual                
1987–88 to 1988–89 94.4 95.9 91.0 94.2 97.4 94.3 76.6 83.3
1990–91 to 1991–92 94.9 90.9 91.0 95.8 98.0 93.3 73.2 59.1
1993–94 to 1994–95 93.4 96.2 90.0 93.3 96.1 93.7 69.5 65.9
1999–2000 to 2000–01 92.4 95.8 89.3 93.2 94.5 92.9 76.8 77.6
2003–04 to 2004–05 91.4 94.9 90.1 92.6 94.5 90.8 77.2 70.3
                 
Public-projected                
2004–05 to 2005–06 92.3 95.8 91.0 93.2 95.1 92.0 74.6 67.4
2005–06 to 2006–07 92.2 95.8 91.0 93.3 95.1 91.8 74.3 70.2
2006–07 to 2007–08 92.0 95.8 91.0 93.3 95.0 91.7 74.3 69.0
2007–08 to 2008–09 91.9 95.8 91.0 93.3 95.0 91.7 75.0 66.3
2008–09 to 2009–10 91.7 95.8 91.0 93.3 95.0 91.6 74.6 65.2
2009–10 to 2010–11 91.6 95.8 91.0 93.3 95.0 91.6 74.0 65.2
2010–11 to 2011–12 91.6 95.8 91.0 93.3 95.0 91.5 73.8 65.9
2011–12 to 2012–13 91.5 95.8 91.0 93.3 95.0 91.5 73.8 64.0
2012–13 to 2013–14 91.6 95.8 91.0 93.2 95.0 91.6 74.0 63.5
2013–14 to 2014–15 91.6 95.8 91.0 93.2 95.0 91.6 73.6 64.3
2014–15 to 2015–16 91.7 95.8 91.0 93.2 95.0 91.6 73.6 65.5
2015–16 to 2016–17 91.7 95.8 91.0 93.2 95.0 91.6 73.5 66.4
2016–17 to 2017–18 91.8 95.8 91.0 93.2 95.0 91.7 73.8 66.0
                 
Private-actual                
1987–88 to 1988–89 87.3 81.2 82.7 87.6 89.4 88.6 84.1 92.1
1990–91 to 1991–92 87.7 76.2 82.2 86.3 92.3 90.4 82.2 79.3
1993–94 to 1994–95 88.1 80.0 86.9 85.1 91.3 91.8 86.9 58.1
1999–2000 to 2000–01 83.0 61.7 72.2 80.2 86.1 92.3 78.8 75.2
2003–04 to 2004–05 83.3 75.4 71.7 82.2 86.8 89.2 80.1 79.5
                 
Private-projected                
2004–05 to 2005–06 83.2 72.7 73.6 81.3 86.9 89.6 79.6 75.7
2005–06 to 2006–07 83.1 72.5 73.5 81.1 86.8 89.5 79.1 75.1
2006–07 to 2007–08 83.3 72.5 73.5 81.3 87.0 89.5 79.7 76.0
2007–08 to 2008–09 83.3 72.4 73.5 81.4 86.8 89.4 79.7 75.3
2008–09 to 2009–10 83.2 72.4 73.5 81.4 86.9 89.5 79.6 75.7
2009–10 to 2010–11 83.1 72.4 73.5 81.4 86.8 89.4 79.3 72.8
2010–11 to 2011–12 83.1 72.4 73.5 81.3 86.8 89.4 79.0 74.8
2011–12 to 2012–13 83.0 72.4 73.5 81.4 86.9 89.4 79.2 73.0
2012–13 to 2013–14 83.1 72.4 73.5 81.3 86.9 89.4 79.3 74.1
2013–14 to 2014–15 83.0 72.4 73.5 81.3 86.9 89.4 79.1 72.9
2014–15 to 2015–16 83.0 72.4 73.5 81.3 86.8 89.4 79.2 72.4
2015–16 to 2016–17 83.0 72.4 73.5 81.3 86.9 89.4 79.2 73.2
2016–17 to 2017–18 83.0 72.4 73.5 81.3 86.9 89.4 79.2 73.7
# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Questionnaire," 1987–88 through 2003–04 and "Private School Teacher Questionnaire," 1987–88 through 2003–04; and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared December 2007.)