Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 25, Chart 1. School Enrollment - Percent of population enrolled in school, by age: October 1950 to October 1994

Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 25, Chart 1

Indicator 25. School Enrollment

Percent of population enrolled in school, by age: October 1950 to October 1994

Chart for Indicator 25

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-20, School Enrollment, Social and Economic Characteristics of Students, nos. 66, 409, 460, 479; and unpublished data.

From 1950 to 1970, school enrollment rates rose significantly among teenagers 14 to 17 years old. Since 1970, changes in enrollment rates for this group generally have been small. Enrollment rates for 18- to 24-year-olds rose rapidly during the 1960s, but leveled off during the 1970s. Enrollment rates for 18- to 21-year-olds increased after 1979, while enrollment rates for 22-to 24-year olds increased after 1985.