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| Table 6. | Percentage of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age: Selected years, 1980 through 2010 |
| Year and age | Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Total | White | Black | Hispanic | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years old | 49.7 | (0.21) | 48.8 | (0.24) | 54.0 | (0.68) | 49.8 | (1.07) | 50.9 | (0.30) | 50.0 | (0.34) | 56.2 | (0.98) | 49.9 | (1.53) | 48.5 | (0.30) | 47.7 | (0.34) | 52.1 | (0.94) | 49.8 | (1.51) | |
| 3 and 4 years old | 36.7 | (0.94) | 37.4 | (1.12) | 38.2 | (2.83) | 28.5 | (3.92) | 37.8 | (1.33) | 39.2 | (1.58) | 36.4 | (3.94) | 30.1 | (5.37) | 35.5 | (1.34) | 35.5 | (1.58) | 40.0 | (4.04) | 26.6 | (5.71) | |
| 5 and 6 years old | 95.7 | (0.40) | 95.9 | (0.46) | 95.5 | (1.22) | 94.5 | (2.13) | 95.0 | (0.60) | 95.4 | (0.68) | 94.1 | (1.95) | 94.0 | (3.22) | 96.4 | (0.53) | 96.5 | (0.61) | 97.0 | (1.43) | 94.9 | (2.83) | |
| 7 to 9 years old | 99.1 | (0.15) | 99.1 | (0.17) | 99.4 | (0.35) | 98.4 | (0.91) | 99.0 | (0.22) | 99.0 | (0.26) | 99.5 | (0.45) | 97.7 | (1.57) | 99.2 | (0.20) | 99.2 | (0.24) | 99.3 | (0.54) | 99.0 | (0.99) | |
| 10 to 13 years old | 99.4 | (0.10) | 99.4 | (0.12) | 99.4 | (0.31) | 99.7 | (0.36) | 99.4 | (0.14) | 99.4 | (0.16) | 99.4 | (0.42) | 99.4 | (0.66) | 99.4 | (0.15) | 99.3 | (0.18) | 99.3 | (0.46) | 99.9 | (0.25) | |
| 14 and 15 years old | 98.2 | (0.22) | 98.7 | (0.22) | 97.9 | (0.72) | 94.3 | (1.87) | 98.7 | (0.27) | 98.9 | (0.28) | 98.4 | (0.88) | 96.7 | (2.10) | 97.7 | (0.36) | 98.5 | (0.34) | 97.3 | (1.15) | 92.1 | (2.99) | |
| 16 and 17 years old | 89.0 | (0.50) | 89.2 | (0.57) | 90.7 | (1.44) | 81.8 | (3.25) | 89.1 | (0.71) | 89.4 | (0.79) | 90.7 | (2.04) | 81.5 | (4.70) | 88.8 | (0.72) | 89.0 | (0.82) | 90.6 | (2.05) | 82.2 | (4.49) | |
| 18 and 19 years old | 46.4 | (0.79) | 47.0 | (0.91) | 45.8 | (2.56) | 37.8 | (3.94) | 47.0 | (1.14) | 48.5 | (1.29) | 42.9 | (3.73) | 36.9 | (5.44) | 45.8 | (1.11) | 45.7 | (1.26) | 48.3 | (3.51) | 38.8 | (5.71) | |
| 20 and 21 years old | 31.0 | (0.74) | 33.0 | (0.85) | 23.3 | (2.21) | 19.5 | (3.29) | 32.6 | (1.08) | 34.8 | (1.23) | 22.8 | (3.29) | 21.4 | (4.88) | 29.5 | (1.02) | 31.3 | (1.18) | 23.7 | (2.99) | 17.6 | (4.43) | |
| 22 to 24 years old | 16.3 | (0.49) | 16.8 | (0.56) | 13.6 | (1.53) | 11.7 | (2.26) | 17.8 | (0.73) | 18.7 | (0.83) | 13.4 | (2.29) | 10.7 | (3.14) | 14.9 | (0.66) | 15.0 | (0.75) | 13.7 | (2.05) | 12.6 | (3.24) | |
| 25 to 29 years old | 9.3 | (0.31) | 9.4 | (0.35) | 8.8 | (1.04) | 6.9 | (1.43) | 9.8 | (0.45) | 9.8 | (0.50) | 10.6 | (1.70) | 6.8 | (2.06) | 8.8 | (0.42) | 9.1 | (0.48) | 7.5 | (1.29) | 6.9 | (1.99) | |
| 30 to 34 years old | 6.4 | (0.27) | 6.4 | (0.30) | 6.9 | (1.00) | 5.1 | (1.35) | 5.9 | (0.37) | 5.6 | (0.40) | 7.2 | (1.55) | 6.2 | (2.07) | 7.0 | (0.39) | 7.2 | (0.45) | 6.6 | (1.32) | 4.1 | (1.71) | |
| 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years old | 50.2 | (0.23) | 49.8 | (0.27) | 52.2 | (0.71) | 47.2 | (1.06) | 50.9 | (0.32) | 50.4 | (0.38) | 54.3 | (1.02) | 46.8 | (1.48) | 49.5 | (0.32) | 49.2 | (0.38) | 50.3 | (0.99) | 47.7 | (1.52) | |
| 3 and 4 years old | 44.4 | (0.98) | 47.2 | (1.19) | 41.8 | (2.98) | 30.7 | (4.08) | 43.9 | (1.38) | 47.9 | (1.66) | 38.1 | (4.14) | 28.0 | (5.57) | 44.9 | (1.41) | 46.6 | (1.70) | 45.5 | (4.25) | 33.6 | (5.95) | |
| 5 and 6 years old | 96.5 | (0.36) | 96.7 | (0.43) | 96.5 | (1.05) | 94.9 | (1.96) | 96.5 | (0.51) | 96.8 | (0.59) | 96.2 | (1.53) | 95.8 | (2.48) | 96.4 | (0.53) | 96.7 | (0.62) | 96.9 | (1.43) | 93.9 | (3.05) | |
| 7 to 9 years old | 99.7 | (0.09) | 99.7 | (0.11) | 99.8 | (0.19) | 99.5 | (0.52) | 99.7 | (0.13) | 99.7 | (0.16) | 99.9 | (0.24) | 99.5 | (0.70) | 99.6 | (0.14) | 99.7 | (0.15) | 99.8 | (0.31) | 99.4 | (0.79) | |
| 10 to 13 years old | 99.6 | (0.09) | 99.7 | (0.10) | 99.9 | (0.15) | 99.1 | (0.64) | 99.6 | (0.13) | 99.6 | (0.14) | 99.9 | (0.19) | 99.0 | (0.93) | 99.7 | (0.12) | 99.7 | (0.13) | 99.8 | (0.25) | 99.1 | (0.87) | |
| 14 and 15 years old | 99.0 | (0.19) | 99.0 | (0.23) | 99.4 | (0.46) | 99.0 | (0.90) | 99.1 | (0.25) | 99.2 | (0.30) | 99.7 | (0.48) | 99.1 | (1.11) | 98.9 | (0.29) | 98.9 | (0.35) | 99.1 | (0.79) | 98.8 | (1.47) | |
| 16 and 17 years old | 92.5 | (0.52) | 93.5 | (0.58) | 91.7 | (1.59) | 85.4 | (3.22) | 92.6 | (0.72) | 93.4 | (0.82) | 93.0 | (2.09) | 85.5 | (4.40) | 92.4 | (0.74) | 93.7 | (0.81) | 90.5 | (2.41) | 85.3 | (4.74) | |
| 18 and 19 years old | 57.2 | (0.94) | 59.1 | (1.10) | 55.0 | (2.83) | 44.0 | (4.36) | 58.2 | (1.33) | 59.7 | (1.56) | 60.4 | (3.99) | 40.7 | (6.23) | 56.3 | (1.32) | 58.5 | (1.57) | 49.8 | (3.96) | 47.2 | (6.08) | |
| 20 and 21 years old | 39.7 | (0.92) | 43.1 | (1.10) | 28.3 | (2.57) | 27.2 | (3.83) | 40.3 | (1.32) | 44.2 | (1.59) | 31.0 | (3.81) | 21.7 | (4.95) | 39.2 | (1.28) | 42.0 | (1.53) | 25.8 | (3.45) | 33.1 | (5.79) | |
| 22 to 24 years old | 21.0 | (0.63) | 21.9 | (0.75) | 19.7 | (2.01) | 9.9 | (2.05) | 22.3 | (0.92) | 23.7 | (1.11) | 19.3 | (3.03) | 11.2 | (2.98) | 19.9 | (0.86) | 20.3 | (1.02) | 20.0 | (2.68) | 8.4 | (2.77) | |
| 25 to 29 years old | 9.7 | (0.33) | 10.4 | (0.39) | 6.1 | (0.87) | 6.3 | (1.29) | 9.2 | (0.46) | 10.0 | (0.55) | 4.7 | (1.14) | 4.6 | (1.55) | 10.2 | (0.47) | 10.7 | (0.56) | 7.3 | (1.27) | 8.1 | (2.06) | |
| 30 to 34 years old | 5.8 | (0.25) | 6.2 | (0.30) | 4.5 | (0.75) | 3.6 | (0.99) | 4.8 | (0.33) | 5.0 | (0.38) | 2.3 | (0.80) | 4.0 | (1.45) | 6.9 | (0.38) | 7.4 | (0.46) | 6.3 | (1.19) | 3.1 | (1.32) | |
| 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years old | 53.7 | (0.23) | 53.8 | (0.25) | 56.3 | (0.58) | 49.7 | (0.65) | 54.3 | (0.29) | 54.2 | (0.35) | 58.6 | (0.83) | 49.1 | (0.90) | 53.2 | (0.30) | 53.4 | (0.36) | 54.1 | (0.80) | 50.3 | (0.93) | |
| 3 and 4 years old1 | 48.7 | (0.94) | 52.2 | (1.09) | 47.8 | (2.28) | 36.9 | (2.35) | 49.4 | (1.22) | 51.1 | (1.52) | 52.4 | (3.26) | 40.8 | (3.33) | 48.1 | (1.24) | 53.5 | (1.56) | 43.4 | (3.17) | 32.7 | (3.28) | |
| 5 and 6 years old | 96.0 | (0.37) | 96.6 | (0.39) | 95.4 | (0.96) | 93.9 | (1.22) | 95.3 | (0.51) | 95.9 | (0.60) | 94.6 | (1.48) | 93.6 | (1.74) | 96.8 | (0.44) | 97.4 | (0.49) | 96.3 | (1.23) | 94.3 | (1.71) | |
| 7 to 9 years old | 98.7 | (0.17) | 98.9 | (0.18) | 97.7 | (0.59) | 98.5 | (0.55) | 98.9 | (0.22) | 99.0 | (0.24) | 98.1 | (0.74) | 98.8 | (0.72) | 98.5 | (0.25) | 98.9 | (0.27) | 97.2 | (0.91) | 98.2 | (0.82) | |
| 10 to 13 years old | 99.1 | (0.12) | 99.0 | (0.15) | 99.2 | (0.30) | 99.2 | (0.36) | 99.1 | (0.17) | 99.0 | (0.21) | 99.5 | (0.34) | 98.8 | (0.58) | 99.0 | (0.18) | 98.9 | (0.22) | 98.9 | (0.50) | 99.5 | (0.39) | |
| 14 and 15 years old | 98.9 | (0.19) | 98.8 | (0.22) | 99.0 | (0.46) | 98.9 | (0.56) | 99.0 | (0.24) | 98.9 | (0.30) | 99.6 | (0.40) | 98.4 | (0.92) | 98.8 | (0.27) | 98.7 | (0.33) | 98.3 | (0.83) | 99.4 | (0.58) | |
| 16 and 17 years old | 93.6 | (0.45) | 94.4 | (0.47) | 93.0 | (1.16) | 88.2 | (1.82) | 94.5 | (0.54) | 95.0 | (0.62) | 95.6 | (1.30) | 88.4 | (2.58) | 92.6 | (0.64) | 93.8 | (0.72) | 90.3 | (1.93) | 88.0 | (2.57) | |
| 18 and 19 years old | 59.4 | (0.93) | 61.8 | (1.03) | 57.5 | (2.38) | 46.1 | (2.63) | 59.5 | (1.21) | 61.9 | (1.45) | 59.2 | (3.47) | 47.4 | (3.62) | 59.2 | (1.21) | 61.8 | (1.46) | 56.1 | (3.26) | 44.8 | (3.81) | |
| 20 and 21 years old | 44.9 | (0.97) | 49.7 | (1.10) | 37.8 | (2.47) | 27.1 | (2.37) | 44.7 | (1.28) | 50.0 | (1.56) | 36.7 | (3.66) | 24.8 | (3.29) | 45.1 | (1.25) | 49.3 | (1.54) | 38.7 | (3.34) | 29.2 | (3.39) | |
| 22 to 24 years old | 23.2 | (0.64) | 24.4 | (0.73) | 20.0 | (1.61) | 15.6 | (1.52) | 22.8 | (0.84) | 24.1 | (1.04) | 20.6 | (2.41) | 14.8 | (2.00) | 23.6 | (0.84) | 24.8 | (1.04) | 19.5 | (2.17) | 16.6 | (2.33) | |
| 25 to 29 years old | 11.6 | (0.37) | 12.3 | (0.42) | 10.0 | (0.94) | 7.1 | (0.87) | 11.0 | (0.48) | 12.2 | (0.59) | 6.3 | (1.15) | 5.6 | (1.09) | 12.2 | (0.49) | 12.3 | (0.59) | 13.0 | (1.41) | 8.7 | (1.38) | |
| 30 to 34 years old | 5.9 | (0.26) | 5.7 | (0.27) | 7.7 | (0.80) | 4.7 | (0.70) | 5.4 | (0.32) | 5.0 | (0.37) | 6.9 | (1.13) | 4.5 | (0.95) | 6.5 | (0.35) | 6.3 | (0.41) | 8.3 | (1.13) | 4.9 | (1.02) | |
| 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years old | 55.9 | (0.22) | 56.0 | (0.27) | 59.3 | (0.60) | 51.3 | (0.63) | 55.8 | (0.31) | 55.8 | (0.38) | 59.7 | (0.85) | 50.5 | (0.88) | 56.0 | (0.31) | 56.1 | (0.38) | 59.0 | (0.83) | 52.2 | (0.89) | |
| 3 and 4 years old1 | 52.1 | (0.93) | 54.6 | (1.19) | 59.8 | (2.51) | 35.9 | (2.37) | 50.8 | (1.30) | 54.1 | (1.66) | 58.0 | (3.53) | 31.9 | (3.23) | 53.4 | (1.33) | 55.2 | (1.71) | 61.8 | (3.56) | 40.0 | (3.44) | |
| 5 and 6 years old | 95.6 | (0.38) | 95.5 | (0.49) | 96.7 | (0.89) | 94.3 | (1.13) | 95.1 | (0.56) | 94.5 | (0.76) | 96.0 | (1.38) | 95.4 | (1.41) | 96.1 | (0.51) | 96.4 | (0.63) | 97.5 | (1.12) | 93.1 | (1.79) | |
| 7 to 9 years old | 98.1 | (0.20) | 98.4 | (0.24) | 97.5 | (0.62) | 97.5 | (0.65) | 98.0 | (0.29) | 98.1 | (0.36) | 98.2 | (0.72) | 96.6 | (1.09) | 98.2 | (0.28) | 98.6 | (0.32) | 96.7 | (1.01) | 98.4 | (0.74) | |
| 10 to 13 years old | 98.3 | (0.17) | 98.5 | (0.19) | 98.5 | (0.42) | 97.4 | (0.59) | 98.3 | (0.23) | 98.2 | (0.30) | 98.8 | (0.52) | 98.4 | (0.65) | 98.3 | (0.24) | 98.8 | (0.25) | 98.1 | (0.66) | 96.4 | (1.01) | |
| 14 and 15 years old | 98.7 | (0.20) | 98.9 | (0.22) | 99.6 | (0.30) | 96.2 | (0.99) | 98.7 | (0.27) | 98.8 | (0.33) | 99.6 | (0.42) | 96.9 | (1.26) | 98.6 | (0.29) | 99.0 | (0.31) | 99.6 | (0.42) | 95.4 | (1.54) | |
| 16 and 17 years old | 92.8 | (0.45) | 94.0 | (0.50) | 91.7 | (1.32) | 87.0 | (1.77) | 92.7 | (0.63) | 94.7 | (0.66) | 88.9 | (2.10) | 85.7 | (2.60) | 92.9 | (0.64) | 93.3 | (0.76) | 94.6 | (1.54) | 88.3 | (2.40) | |
| 18 and 19 years old | 61.2 | (0.84) | 63.9 | (1.02) | 57.2 | (2.34) | 49.5 | (2.47) | 58.3 | (1.19) | 61.2 | (1.46) | 51.5 | (3.46) | 48.0 | (3.41) | 64.2 | (1.17) | 66.7 | (1.42) | 62.2 | (3.15) | 51.1 | (3.59) | |
| 20 and 21 years old | 44.1 | (0.88) | 49.2 | (1.10) | 37.4 | (2.38) | 26.1 | (2.22) | 41.0 | (1.23) | 45.8 | (1.54) | 31.3 | (3.42) | 24.2 | (3.02) | 47.3 | (1.26) | 52.7 | (1.58) | 42.3 | (3.26) | 28.1 | (3.26) | |
| 22 to 24 years old | 24.6 | (0.63) | 24.9 | (0.78) | 24.0 | (1.76) | 18.2 | (1.64) | 23.9 | (0.88) | 25.0 | (1.12) | 22.0 | (2.46) | 15.2 | (2.09) | 25.3 | (0.90) | 24.8 | (1.09) | 25.8 | (2.51) | 21.6 | (2.55) | |
| 25 to 29 years old | 11.4 | (0.37) | 11.1 | (0.45) | 14.5 | (1.18) | 7.4 | (0.88) | 10.0 | (0.50) | 10.5 | (0.62) | 11.6 | (1.63) | 5.1 | (1.06) | 12.7 | (0.53) | 11.8 | (0.65) | 16.7 | (1.66) | 9.5 | (1.38) | |
| 30 to 34 years old | 6.7 | (0.28) | 6.1 | (0.32) | 9.9 | (0.97) | 5.6 | (0.75) | 5.6 | (0.36) | 4.7 | (0.41) | 8.5 | (1.34) | 5.7 | (1.06) | 7.7 | (0.41) | 7.4 | (0.50) | 11.2 | (1.39) | 5.5 | (1.05) | |
| 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years old | 56.5 | (0.20) | 57.6 | (0.26) | 58.5 | (0.57) | 50.9 | (0.53) | 55.8 | (0.28) | 57.1 | (0.37) | 58.8 | (0.82) | 48.4 | (0.73) | 57.2 | (0.29) | 58.0 | (0.37) | 58.1 | (0.80) | 53.7 | (0.76) | |
| 3 and 4 years old1 | 53.6 | (0.86) | 58.5 | (1.14) | 52.4 | (2.39) | 43.0 | (2.07) | 52.8 | (1.21) | 56.8 | (1.61) | 54.8 | (3.42) | 43.0 | (2.91) | 54.4 | (1.23) | 60.3 | (1.63) | 50.1 | (3.32) | 43.0 | (2.96) | |
| 5 and 6 years old | 95.4 | (0.37) | 95.9 | (0.47) | 95.9 | (0.97) | 93.8 | (1.06) | 94.8 | (0.54) | 95.4 | (0.68) | 94.8 | (1.50) | 92.4 | (1.62) | 96.1 | (0.50) | 96.3 | (0.63) | 97.1 | (1.18) | 95.3 | (1.34) | |
| 7 to 9 years old | 98.6 | (0.17) | 99.0 | (0.19) | 98.7 | (0.45) | 97.4 | (0.58) | 98.2 | (0.27) | 98.9 | (0.27) | 98.0 | (0.81) | 96.0 | (1.00) | 99.0 | (0.20) | 99.0 | (0.27) | 99.5 | (0.41) | 98.8 | (0.57) | |
| 10 to 13 years old | 98.6 | (0.14) | 99.0 | (0.16) | 98.5 | (0.40) | 97.9 | (0.46) | 98.4 | (0.22) | 99.1 | (0.21) | 97.6 | (0.70) | 97.2 | (0.72) | 98.9 | (0.18) | 98.8 | (0.24) | 99.5 | (0.33) | 98.6 | (0.54) | |
| 14 and 15 years old | 98.0 | (0.22) | 98.6 | (0.24) | 96.1 | (0.83) | 97.3 | (0.70) | 97.5 | (0.34) | 98.4 | (0.35) | 93.3 | (1.52) | 97.8 | (0.90) | 98.4 | (0.28) | 98.7 | (0.33) | 98.8 | (0.66) | 96.7 | (1.09) | |
| 16 and 17 years old | 95.1 | (0.33) | 96.1 | (0.38) | 93.6 | (1.05) | 92.6 | (1.14) | 95.1 | (0.47) | 95.9 | (0.55) | 93.6 | (1.51) | 92.5 | (1.61) | 95.1 | (0.47) | 96.3 | (0.53) | 93.6 | (1.47) | 92.6 | (1.60) | |
| 18 and 19 years old | 67.6 | (0.79) | 71.6 | (0.95) | 62.0 | (2.30) | 54.3 | (2.33) | 66.5 | (1.11) | 69.8 | (1.35) | 66.9 | (3.20) | 51.8 | (3.22) | 68.8 | (1.12) | 73.5 | (1.34) | 57.4 | (3.27) | 57.2 | (3.37) | |
| 20 and 21 years old | 48.7 | (0.80) | 54.4 | (1.01) | 37.9 | (2.25) | 30.0 | (1.96) | 45.3 | (1.11) | 50.5 | (1.42) | 35.5 | (3.12) | 25.2 | (2.56) | 52.3 | (1.15) | 58.5 | (1.43) | 40.4 | (3.23) | 35.3 | (2.99) | |
| 22 to 24 years old | 27.3 | (0.59) | 27.8 | (0.76) | 28.6 | (1.75) | 19.5 | (1.41) | 25.2 | (0.83) | 26.4 | (1.07) | 24.0 | (2.45) | 17.5 | (1.85) | 29.2 | (0.85) | 29.1 | (1.09) | 32.5 | (2.45) | 21.8 | (2.17) | |
| 25 to 29 years old | 11.9 | (0.34) | 12.5 | (0.45) | 11.9 | (1.00) | 7.8 | (0.70) | 9.6 | (0.43) | 10.2 | (0.58) | 9.1 | (1.32) | 5.6 | (0.82) | 14.2 | (0.51) | 14.7 | (0.67) | 14.2 | (1.47) | 10.4 | (1.19) | |
| 30 to 34 years old | 6.9 | (0.27) | 6.9 | (0.34) | 9.8 | (0.94) | 4.2 | (0.54) | 5.9 | (0.35) | 6.5 | (0.47) | 6.3 | (1.15) | 2.6 | (0.58) | 7.9 | (0.40) | 7.4 | (0.50) | 12.7 | (1.42) | 6.1 | (0.94) | |
| 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years old | 56.2 | (0.20) | 56.7 | (0.26) | 58.0 | (0.57) | 51.9 | (0.51) | 55.6 | (0.28) | 56.5 | (0.37) | 58.2 | (0.82) | 50.0 | (0.71) | 56.7 | (0.28) | 57.0 | (0.37) | 57.8 | (0.79) | 53.9 | (0.74) | |
| 3 and 4 years old1 | 52.8 | (0.85) | 56.0 | (1.16) | 54.5 | (2.30) | 43.6 | (1.95) | 52.3 | (1.19) | 57.2 | (1.62) | 53.3 | (3.37) | 40.5 | (2.68) | 53.3 | (1.21) | 54.8 | (1.67) | 55.5 | (3.16) | 46.9 | (2.82) | |
| 5 and 6 years old | 93.8 | (0.42) | 94.9 | (0.51) | 93.3 | (1.23) | 91.8 | (1.13) | 93.8 | (0.59) | 94.7 | (0.72) | 96.0 | (1.38) | 91.0 | (1.65) | 93.7 | (0.60) | 95.0 | (0.73) | 90.7 | (1.99) | 92.6 | (1.53) | |
| 7 to 9 years old | 98.3 | (0.18) | 98.8 | (0.21) | 98.9 | (0.42) | 97.1 | (0.59) | 98.0 | (0.28) | 98.5 | (0.33) | 98.4 | (0.69) | 96.7 | (0.87) | 98.7 | (0.23) | 99.1 | (0.26) | 99.3 | (0.45) | 97.4 | (0.79) | |
| 10 to 13 years old | 98.9 | (0.13) | 98.9 | (0.17) | 98.9 | (0.35) | 98.6 | (0.36) | 98.7 | (0.20) | 98.7 | (0.26) | 98.5 | (0.59) | 98.6 | (0.50) | 99.2 | (0.16) | 99.2 | (0.20) | 99.4 | (0.38) | 98.7 | (0.51) | |
| 14 and 15 years old | 98.6 | (0.19) | 98.8 | (0.23) | 97.8 | (0.65) | 98.7 | (0.48) | 99.0 | (0.22) | 99.1 | (0.27) | 98.9 | (0.68) | 98.6 | (0.69) | 98.2 | (0.31) | 98.4 | (0.38) | 96.8 | (1.11) | 98.8 | (0.66) | |
| 16 and 17 years old | 95.2 | (0.34) | 95.9 | (0.40) | 94.2 | (1.01) | 93.8 | (1.02) | 94.9 | (0.48) | 95.5 | (0.59) | 93.9 | (1.44) | 93.1 | (1.48) | 95.4 | (0.47) | 96.3 | (0.55) | 94.5 | (1.41) | 94.5 | (1.38) | |
| 18 and 19 years old | 66.0 | (0.75) | 70.0 | (0.93) | 59.8 | (2.14) | 55.1 | (2.10) | 64.0 | (1.07) | 66.8 | (1.34) | 58.6 | (3.10) | 54.7 | (2.95) | 68.1 | (1.05) | 73.4 | (1.28) | 60.9 | (2.95) | 55.5 | (2.99) | |
| 20 and 21 years old | 50.1 | (0.81) | 55.8 | (1.03) | 41.2 | (2.20) | 32.1 | (2.07) | 47.4 | (1.13) | 52.4 | (1.44) | 39.0 | (3.12) | 30.8 | (2.83) | 53.0 | (1.16) | 59.5 | (1.46) | 43.3 | (3.09) | 33.5 | (3.02) | |
| 22 to 24 years old | 28.2 | (0.59) | 30.3 | (0.77) | 24.8 | (1.67) | 19.8 | (1.40) | 26.3 | (0.82) | 29.1 | (1.07) | 23.6 | (2.40) | 16.6 | (1.80) | 30.1 | (0.85) | 31.5 | (1.09) | 25.9 | (2.32) | 23.4 | (2.14) | |
| 25 to 29 years old | 13.2 | (0.34) | 13.3 | (0.44) | 14.7 | (1.05) | 9.2 | (0.74) | 12.1 | (0.46) | 12.6 | (0.61) | 10.5 | (1.33) | 8.2 | (0.96) | 14.3 | (0.50) | 14.0 | (0.64) | 18.3 | (1.57) | 10.4 | (1.17) | |
| 30 to 34 years old | 7.3 | (0.27) | 6.9 | (0.35) | 11.8 | (1.03) | 4.2 | (0.52) | 6.3 | (0.36) | 6.2 | (0.47) | 8.8 | (1.35) | 4.1 | (0.70) | 8.3 | (0.41) | 7.6 | (0.51) | 14.2 | (1.50) | 4.4 | (0.79) | |
| 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years old | 56.5 | (0.20) | 56.8 | (0.26) | 58.5 | (0.57) | 52.8 | (0.51) | 55.7 | (0.28) | 56.2 | (0.37) | 58.1 | (0.82) | 50.9 | (0.70) | 57.3 | (0.28) | 57.4 | (0.37) | 58.8 | (0.79) | 55.0 | (0.73) | |
| 3 and 4 years old1 | 52.4 | (0.85) | 55.5 | (1.18) | 58.5 | (2.28) | 41.9 | (1.88) | 51.6 | (1.19) | 54.9 | (1.66) | 58.1 | (3.30) | 39.4 | (2.60) | 53.2 | (1.21) | 56.2 | (1.68) | 58.8 | (3.14) | 44.4 | (2.71) | |
| 5 and 6 years old | 94.1 | (0.40) | 94.1 | (0.55) | 93.2 | (1.26) | 93.7 | (0.96) | 93.9 | (0.58) | 93.3 | (0.82) | 93.2 | (1.77) | 94.1 | (1.30) | 94.4 | (0.57) | 95.0 | (0.73) | 93.2 | (1.80) | 93.2 | (1.43) | |
| 7 to 9 years old | 97.7 | (0.21) | 98.4 | (0.24) | 97.6 | (0.62) | 96.5 | (0.62) | 97.6 | (0.30) | 98.2 | (0.35) | 97.3 | (0.94) | 96.2 | (0.90) | 97.9 | (0.29) | 98.7 | (0.31) | 97.9 | (0.83) | 96.7 | (0.86) | |
| 10 to 13 years old | 98.5 | (0.15) | 98.9 | (0.17) | 98.6 | (0.41) | 98.0 | (0.43) | 98.6 | (0.20) | 99.0 | (0.23) | 98.4 | (0.61) | 98.8 | (0.47) | 98.4 | (0.22) | 98.7 | (0.26) | 98.8 | (0.55) | 97.2 | (0.73) | |
| 14 and 15 years old | 98.0 | (0.23) | 98.3 | (0.28) | 97.7 | (0.68) | 97.9 | (0.62) | 97.6 | (0.35) | 97.9 | (0.42) | 96.2 | (1.21) | 98.1 | (0.81) | 98.5 | (0.29) | 98.7 | (0.35) | 99.3 | (0.54) | 97.6 | (0.94) | |
| 16 and 17 years old | 94.6 | (0.36) | 95.0 | (0.45) | 94.2 | (1.02) | 92.6 | (1.13) | 94.5 | (0.51) | 94.7 | (0.64) | 95.1 | (1.33) | 92.5 | (1.59) | 94.7 | (0.51) | 95.4 | (0.62) | 93.2 | (1.55) | 92.6 | (1.61) | |
| 18 and 19 years old | 68.9 | (0.73) | 72.4 | (0.92) | 65.8 | (2.06) | 57.1 | (2.00) | 65.0 | (1.06) | 68.4 | (1.34) | 61.8 | (3.00) | 51.8 | (2.83) | 72.9 | (0.99) | 76.5 | (1.24) | 69.7 | (2.79) | 62.5 | (2.79) | |
| 20 and 21 years old | 51.7 | (0.81) | 56.4 | (1.03) | 45.3 | (2.28) | 37.2 | (2.14) | 48.7 | (1.13) | 53.2 | (1.44) | 43.0 | (3.15) | 32.1 | (2.83) | 54.9 | (1.16) | 59.8 | (1.46) | 47.8 | (3.29) | 43.1 | (3.21) | |
| 22 to 24 years old | 30.4 | (0.60) | 31.1 | (0.77) | 32.7 | (1.75) | 20.4 | (1.41) | 29.0 | (0.84) | 30.8 | (1.09) | 27.5 | (2.50) | 18.6 | (1.91) | 31.8 | (0.85) | 31.4 | (1.09) | 36.9 | (2.41) | 22.2 | (2.07) | |
| 25 to 29 years old | 13.5 | (0.34) | 14.0 | (0.45) | 14.5 | (1.04) | 9.5 | (0.77) | 11.7 | (0.46) | 12.4 | (0.60) | 11.7 | (1.38) | 7.8 | (0.95) | 15.3 | (0.52) | 15.6 | (0.67) | 17.0 | (1.53) | 11.6 | (1.23) | |
| 30 to 34 years old | 8.1 | (0.28) | 8.1 | (0.37) | 11.0 | (0.99) | 5.6 | (0.59) | 6.9 | (0.37) | 7.1 | (0.50) | 8.1 | (1.29) | 5.2 | (0.78) | 9.3 | (0.43) | 9.0 | (0.55) | 13.3 | (1.45) | 6.0 | (0.91) | |
| 20102 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years old | 56.6 | (0.17) | 56.1 | (0.25) | 58.7 | (0.58) | 55.1 | (0.35) | 55.9 | (0.23) | 55.5 | (0.29) | 58.4 | (0.78) | 52.9 | (0.45) | 57.4 | (0.26) | 56.7 | (0.36) | 58.9 | (0.77) | 57.4 | (0.49) | |
| 3 and 4 years old1 | 53.2 | (0.89) | 56.1 | (1.17) | 57.2 | (2.78) | 44.2 | (1.84) | 53.0 | (1.21) | 55.9 | (1.64) | 57.0 | (3.79) | 43.3 | (2.60) | 53.4 | (1.27) | 56.3 | (1.53) | 57.4 | (3.79) | 45.0 | (2.68) | |
| 5 and 6 years old | 94.5 | (0.46) | 94.2 | (0.66) | 94.1 | (1.12) | 94.3 | (0.96) | 93.7 | (0.69) | 93.3 | (1.04) | 93.5 | (1.94) | 93.4 | (1.31) | 95.3 | (0.54) | 95.2 | (0.77) | 94.7 | (1.38) | 95.2 | (1.20) | |
| 7 to 9 years old | 97.7 | (0.25) | 97.4 | (0.37) | 96.9 | (0.77) | 98.5 | (0.37) | 97.6 | (0.36) | 97.1 | (0.54) | 97.3 | (0.88) | 98.1 | (0.60) | 98.0 | (0.35) | 97.7 | (0.53) | 96.5 | (1.23) | 98.9 | (0.40) | |
| 10 to 13 years old | 98.2 | (0.21) | 98.3 | (0.26) | 99.2 | (0.41) | 97.3 | (0.54) | 97.9 | (0.30) | 97.7 | (0.42) | 99.6 | (0.37) | 96.9 | (0.77) | 98.6 | (0.26) | 98.9 | (0.24) | 98.8 | (0.74) | 97.7 | (0.61) | |
| 14 and 15 years old | 98.1 | (0.25) | 98.0 | (0.37) | 98.8 | (0.58) | 97.9 | (0.69) | 98.0 | (0.37) | 98.0 | (0.52) | 98.4 | (0.92) | 97.5 | (0.98) | 98.3 | (0.34) | 98.1 | (0.49) | 99.3 | (0.46) | 98.3 | (0.85) | |
| 16 and 17 years old | 96.1 | (0.33) | 96.2 | (0.47) | 95.7 | (0.82) | 96.0 | (0.83) | 94.9 | (0.51) | 94.7 | (0.74) | 93.7 | (1.41) | 96.0 | (1.17) | 97.3 | (0.38) | 97.8 | (0.47) | 97.6 | (0.95) | 96.0 | (1.10) | |
| 18 and 19 years old | 69.2 | (0.92) | 71.0 | (1.28) | 62.9 | (2.42) | 66.2 | (2.03) | 66.9 | (1.25) | 67.8 | (1.63) | 62.3 | (3.88) | 64.9 | (3.02) | 71.5 | (1.38) | 74.3 | (2.01) | 63.4 | (3.44) | 67.6 | (2.78) | |
| 20 and 21 years old | 52.4 | (1.08) | 55.5 | (1.28) | 51.1 | (2.93) | 37.0 | (2.34) | 49.2 | (1.31) | 52.1 | (1.76) | 45.7 | (4.18) | 34.0 | (3.08) | 56.0 | (1.47) | 59.2 | (1.78) | 56.0 | (3.84) | 40.5 | (3.36) | |
| 22 to 24 years old | 28.9 | (0.79) | 29.1 | (1.01) | 29.8 | (2.13) | 23.8 | (1.57) | 27.0 | (1.15) | 27.8 | (1.44) | 29.5 | (3.12) | 18.6 | (2.08) | 30.8 | (1.10) | 30.4 | (1.46) | 30.0 | (2.99) | 29.2 | (2.16) | |
| 25 to 29 years old | 14.6 | (0.47) | 14.6 | (0.64) | 16.5 | (1.34) | 11.4 | (0.90) | 13.5 | (0.65) | 13.8 | (0.84) | 13.9 | (2.06) | 9.6 | (1.21) | 15.8 | (0.66) | 15.4 | (0.88) | 18.8 | (1.97) | 13.6 | (1.44) | |
| 30 to 34 years old | 8.3 | (0.39) | 8.5 | (0.50) | 11.0 | (1.14) | 5.7 | (0.65) | 6.7 | (0.44) | 7.2 | (0.62) | 6.6 | (1.20) | 4.9 | (0.87) | 9.9 | (0.58) | 9.8 | (0.77) | 14.8 | (1.80) | 6.6 | (0.95) | |
| 1 Beginning in 1994, preprimary enrollment was collected using new procedures and may not be comparable to figures for earlier years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the methodology used in prior years. For more information, see Appendix A: Guide to Sources. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes enrollment in any type of graded public, parochial, or other private schools. Includes nursery schools, kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools, colleges, universities, and professional schools. Attendance may be on either a full-time or part-time basis and during the day or night. Enrollments in "special" schools, such as trade schools, business colleges, or correspondence schools, are not included. Total includes persons from other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, selected years, 1980 through 2010. (This table was prepared July 2011.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
