Advanced Placement examinations, student performance, and participation, by sex: Selected school years, 1996–97 through 2009–10

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Table 11.	Advanced Placement examinations, student performance, and participation, by sex: Selected school years, 1996–97 through 2009–10

School year	Total examinations		Percentage of all exams scoring a 3 or above				Student participation
			Percentage of all exams scoring a 3 or above				Total			Male			Female
			Total	Male	Female		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent
1996–97	899,463		64.5	67.0	62.2		566,720	100.0		253,269	44.7		313,451	55.3
1997–98	991,952		64.1	66.9	61.7		618,257	100.0		275,160	44.5		343,097	55.5
1998–99	1,122,414		63.5	66.6	60.9		685,981	100.0		305,501	44.5		380,480	55.5
1999–00	1,242,324		63.7	66.7	61.0		747,922	100.0		332,731	44.5		415,191	55.5
2000–01	1,380,146		61.3	64.8	58.3		820,880	100.0		363,793	44.3		457,087	55.7
2001–02	1,548,999		63.1	66.4	60.4		913,251	100.0		402,565	44.1		510,686	55.9
2002–03	1,705,207		61.5	65.0	58.6		998,329	100.0		438,935	44.0		559,394	56.0
2003–04	1,852,700		61.3	64.7	58.8		1,081,102	100.0		473,296	43.8		607,806	56.2
2004–05	2,065,045		59.4	63.0	56.4		1,197,439	100.0		520,795	43.5		676,644	56.5
2005–06	2,266,038		59.4	63.2	56.3		1,312,523	100.0		571,387	43.5		741,136	56.5
2006–07	2,476,962		59.0	62.5	56.1		1,432,169	100.0		623,663	43.5		808,506	56.5
2007–08	2,674,296		57.4	61.1	54.3		1,546,020	100.0		674,299	43.6		871,721	56.4
2008–09	2,860,912		58.5	62.4	55.2		1,653,962	100.0		724,627	43.8		929,335	56.2
2009–10	3,134,686		57.5	61.2	54.5		1,802,144	100.0		792,448	44.0		1,009,696	56.0

NOTE: The grades for all AP examinations range from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest score.

SOURCE: The College Board, AP Program National Summary Reports, 1997–2010.