Table 32. Actual and projected numbers for associate's degrees conferred by postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by sex of recipient: 1996–97 through 2021

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Table 32. Actual and projected numbers for associate's degrees conferred by postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by sex of recipient: 1996–97 through 2021–22

Year	Total	Men	Women
Actual
1996–97	571,226	223,948	347,278
1997–98	558,555	217,613	340,942
1998–99	564,984	220,508	344,476
1999–2000	564,933	224,721	340,212
2000–01	578,865	231,645	347,220
2001–02	595,133	238,109	357,024
2002–03	634,016	253,451	380,565
2003–04	665,301	260,033	405,268
2004–05	696,660	267,536	429,124
2005–06	713,066	270,095	442,971
2006–07	728,114	275,187	452,927
2007–08	750,164	282,521	467,643
2008–09	787,325	298,141	489,184
2009–10	849,452	322,916	526,536
Projected
2010–11	888,000	332,000	557,000
2011–12	924,000	345,000	579,000
2012–13	937,000	350,000	587,000
2013–14	943,000	352,000	591,000
2014–15	951,000	355,000	596,000
2015–16	959,000	357,000	601,000
2016–17	967,000	360,000	607,000
2017–18	977,000	364,000	613,000
2018–19	989,000	368,000	621,000
2019–20	1,003,000	373,000	630,000
2020–21	1,017,000	378,000	638,000
2021–22	1,028,000	383,000	646,000

NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A-2, appendix A.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), “Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:97–99); IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2010, Completions component; and Degrees Conferred Model, 1980–81 through 2009–10. (This table was prepared March 2012.)

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