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| Table A-2. Percentage distribution of GED passers, by age group: 1996 through 2002 | |||||||
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| Year | Number passed |
Age group | |||||
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20-24 | 25 or over | ||
| 1996 | 502,812 | 2.7 | 11.2 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 24.4 | 34.6 |
| 1997 | 460,162 | 2.8 | 11.6 | 16.9 | 11.8 | 24.3 | 32.6 |
| 1998 | 480,947 | 2.8 | 11.8 | 19.1 | 12.2 | 24.1 | 30.0 |
| 1999 | 498,015 | 3.3 | 12.9 | 16.1 | 12.3 | 24.3 | 31.1 |
| 2000 | 486,997 | 3.2 | 13.0 | 16.5 | 12.2 | 24.9 | 30.2 |
| 2001 | 648,022 | 2.9 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 26.4 | 33.0 |
| 2002 | 329,515 | 4.4 | 15.8 | 17.4 | 11.6 | 24.6 | 26.2 |
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NOTE: Data apply to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The numbers and percentage distributions for 1996–2001 were reported in the original source as the number receiving a credential. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: American Council on Education, GED Testing Service, Who Took the GED? GED [1996–2001] Statistical Report. Washington, DC: Author; and American Council on Education, GED Testing Service, Who Passed the GED Tests? 2002 Statistical Report. Washington, DC: Author. |
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