| Table A-20. Actual and projected percentages of part-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 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 18.5 | 18.5 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 87.7 | 87.8 | 81.4 | 81.1 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| 20 and 21 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 26.6 | 26.6 | 28.3 | 29.9 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 72.7 | 72.6 | 70.8 | 69.1 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | |
| 22 to 24 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 32.8 | 33.0 | 35.8 | 35.7 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 55.5 | 56.3 | 52.6 | 52.2 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 11.7 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 12.1 | |
| 25 to 29 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 29.4 | 29.4 | 26.3 | 26.3 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 54.0 | 54.0 | 54.7 | 54.7 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 16.6 | 16.6 | 18.9 | 19.0 | |
| 30 to 34 years old | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 34.0 | 33.2 | 27.9 | 27.9 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 44.5 | 45.6 | 50.0 | 50.0 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 21.6 | 21.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | |
| 35 years and over | |||||
| Undergraduate, 4-year institutions | 27.2 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 27.4 | |
| Undergraduate, 2-year institutions | 47.4 | 47.1 | 47.6 | 47.8 | |
| Postbaccalaureate, 4-year institutions | 25.4 | 25.8 | 25.0 | 24.8 | |
| 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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