Percentage of the population 14 to 24 years old enrolled in school, by age group and sex: Selected years, fall 1980 through fall 2009

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Table 8.	Percentage of the population 14 to 24 years old enrolled in school, by age group and sex: Selected years, fall 1980 through fall 2009

Year and sex	Ages 14–15	Ages 16–17	Ages 18–19	Ages 20–21	Ages 22–24
Total
1980	98.2	89.0	46.4	31.0	16.3
1990	99.0	92.5	57.2	39.7	21.0
1995	98.9	93.6	59.4	44.9	23.2
2000	98.7	92.8	61.2	44.1	24.6
2005	98.0	95.1	67.6	48.7	27.3
2006	98.3	94.6	65.5	47.5	26.7
2007	98.7	94.3	66.8	48.4	27.3
2008	98.6	95.2	66.0	50.1	28.2
2009	98.0	94.6	68.9	51.7	30.4

Males
1980	98.7	89.1	47.0	32.6	17.8
1990	99.1	92.6	58.2	40.3	22.3
1995	99.0	94.5	59.5	44.7	22.8
2000	98.7	92.7	58.3	41.0	23.9
2005	97.5	95.1	66.5	45.3	25.2
2006	98.2	94.1	63.6	44.0	25.0
2007	98.4	94.4	66.3	43.7	25.4
2008	99.0	94.9	64.0	47.4	26.3
2009	97.6	94.5	65.0	48.7	29.0

Females
1980	97.7	88.8	45.8	29.5	14.9
1990	98.9	92.4	56.3	39.2	19.9
1995	98.8	92.6	59.2	45.1	23.6
2000	98.6	92.9	64.2	47.3	25.3
2005	98.4	95.1	68.8	52.3	29.2
2006	98.4	95.0	67.4	51.1	28.5
2007	99.0	94.1	67.2	53.3	29.2
2008	98.2	95.4	68.1	53.0	30.1
2009	98.5	94.7	72.9	54.9	31.8

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October Supplement, selected years, 1980–2009.