
| Table A-26. Actual and projected continuation rates of full-time and part-time school teachers, by age and control of school: Various years, 1987–88 to 1988–89 through 2017–18 to 2018–19 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 2017–18 to 2018–19 | 91.8 | 95.8 | 91.0 | 93.2 | 95.0 | 91.7 | 73.8 | 66.1 |
| 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 |
| 2017–18 to 2018–19 | 83.0 | 72.4 | 73.5 | 81.3 | 86.9 | 89.4 | 79.3 | 73.3 |
| NOTE: The continuation rate for teachers for each of the two sectors (public schools and private schools) is the percentage of teachers in that sector who continued teaching in the same sector from the first year to the next. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Teacher Follow up Survey (TFS), "Public School Teacher Questionnaire," 1988–89 through 2004–05 and "Private School Teacher Questionnaire," 1988–89 through 2004–05; and unpublished tabulations. (This tables was prepared February 2009.) |