| Table A-19. Actual and projected percentages of full-time students at postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by sex, age group, student level, and institution level: Fall 2009, and fall 2010 through fall 2020 |
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| Age, student level, and institution level | Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Projected | Projected | ||||
| Actual 2009 | 2010 through 2020 | Actual 2009 | 2010 through 2020 | ||
| 18 and 19 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 66.3 | 65.9 | 65.0 | 65.4 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 33.9 | 33.8 | 34.2 | 34.0 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | # | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | |
| 20 and 21 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 76.8 | 76.1 | 80.0 | 80.1 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 23.0 | 22.6 | 17.9 | 17.9 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | |
| 22 to 24 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 60.6 | 60.7 | 61.3 | 60.9 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 19.1 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 17.0 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 20.3 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 22.1 | |
| 25 to 29 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 40.4 | 40.8 | 39.6 | 39.6 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 22.4 | 21.1 | 24.7 | 24.7 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 37.3 | 38.1 | 35.7 | 35.7 | |
| 30 to 34 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 38.2 | 38.1 | 39.0 | 39.0 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 25.6 | 25.7 | 32.5 | 32.5 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 36.2 | 36.2 | 28.5 | 28.5 | |
| 35 years and over | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 40.2 | 40.2 | 45.9 | 45.6 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 22.9 | 22.9 | 31.9 | 31.7 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 36.9 | 36.8 | 22.2 | 22.6 | |
| # Rounds to zero. | |||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Spring 2010; Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Model, 1980–2009; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, "Social and Economic Characteristics of Students," 2009. (This table was prepared February 2011.) |
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