Table 23.2. Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in colleges and universities, by race/ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1980

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Table 23.2.

Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in colleges and universities, by race/ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1980–2008

Sex and year	Total¹	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/Alaska Native
Total
1980	26.1	27.7	19.7	16.3	—	—
1985	27.9	30.1	19.8	17.0	—	—
1990	32.1	35.1	25.2	15.9	56.9	15.8
1995	34.3	37.9	27.5	20.7	54.6	27.6
2000	35.5	38.7	30.5	21.7	55.9	15.9
2005	38.9	42.8	33.1	24.8	60.5	27.8
2006	37.3	41.0	32.6	23.6	57.0	26.2
2007	38.8	42.6	33.1	26.6	56.1	24.7
2008	39.6	44.2	32.1	25.8	57.6	21.9

Male
1980	26.9	28.9	17.7	16.3	—	—
1985	28.4	30.8	20.3	15.1	—	—
1990	32.4	35.6	25.8	15.4	59.2	8.4	!
1995	33.1	37.0	26.0	18.7	55.7	27.4	!
2000	32.6	36.2	25.1	18.5	59.0	12.8	!
2005	35.3	39.4	28.2	20.7	62.0	25.7
2006	34.1	37.9	28.1	20.0	58.2	18.1	!
2007	35.5	39.6	32.2	20.7	56.5	11.8	!
2008	37.0	41.7	29.7	23.0	53.8	18.7	!

Female
1980	25.4	26.7	21.3	16.4	—	—
1985	27.4	29.3	19.3	19.0	—	—
1990	31.8	34.7	24.7	16.4	54.9	21.7	!
1995	35.5	38.8	28.7	23.0	53.7	27.8	!
2000	38.4	41.3	35.2	25.4	52.8	20.5	!
2005	42.5	46.1	37.6	29.5	59.0	29.5
2006	40.6	44.1	36.9	27.6	55.8	35.9
2007	42.1	45.7	34.0	33.0	55.7	34.5
2008	42.3	46.9	34.2	28.9	61.1	24.3
— Not available. ! Interpret data with caution. ¹ Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), selected years, October 1980–2008.