2001-034 / Digest of Education Statistics 2000 / Chapter 1. All Levels of Education/ Table 7.--Percent of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by race/ethnicity, sex, and age: October 1975 to 1999 Download this table as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (54 kb Excel file). Download this table as a Lotus 123 spreadsheet (36 kb Lotus file). Download this table in PDF format (20 kb PDF file). Table 7.Percent of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by race/ethnicity, sex, and age: October 1975 to 1999 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Total | Male | Female |__________________________________|__________________________________|__________________________________ Year and age | All | White, | Black, |Hispanic| All | White, | Black, |Hispanic| All | White, | Black, |Hispanic | races | non- | non- | origin | races | non- | non- | origin | races | non- | non- | origin | |Hispanic|Hispanic| | |Hispanic|Hispanic| | |Hispanic|Hispanic| ______________________|_______|________|________|________|_______|________|________|________|_______|________|________|________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ______________________|_______|________|________|________|_______|________|________|________|_______|________|________|________ 1975 | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, 3 to 34 years .| 53.7 | 53.0 | 57.7 | 54.8 | 56.1 | 55.2 | 60.4 | 58.1 | 51.5 | 50.8 | 55.3 | 51.7 3 and 4 years ......| 31.5 | 31.0 | 34.4 | 27.3 | 30.9 | 31.1 | 31.4 | 26.7 | 32.1 | 30.9 | 37.5 | 27.9 5 and 6 years ......| 94.7 | 95.1 | 94.4 | 92.1 | 94.4 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 89.7 | 95.1 | 95.4 | 94.0 | 94.4 7 to 9 years .......| 99.3 | 99.4 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.4 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 99.2 | 99.5 10 to 13 years .....| 99.3 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 99.2 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 98.8 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.3 | 99.7 14 and 15 years ....| 98.2 | 98.5 | 97.4 | 95.6 | 98.4 | 98.6 | 97.6 | 97.4 | 98.0 | 98.4 | 97.2 | 93.8 16 and 17 years ....| 89.0 | 89.5 | 86.8 | 86.2 | 90.7 | 91.2 | 88.1 | 88.3 | 87.2 | 87.8 | 85.5 | 84.0 18 and 19 years ....| 46.9 | 46.8 | 46.9 | 44.0 | 49.9 | 49.4 | 49.6 | 51.9 | 44.2 | 44.2 | 44.6 | 37.1 20 and 21 years ....| 31.2 | 32.1 | 26.7 | 27.5 | 35.3 | 36.7 | 28.4 | 31.3 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 25.3 | 24.3 22 to 24 years .....| 16.2 | 16.4 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 20.0 | 20.8 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 12.5 25 to 29 years .....| 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 5.3 30 to 34 years .....| 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1980 | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, 3 to 34 years .| 49.7 | 48.8 | 54.0 | 49.8 | 50.9 | 50.0 | 56.2 | 49.9 | 48.5 | 47.7 | 52.1 | 49.8 3 and 4 years ......| 36.7 | 37.4 | 38.2 | 28.5 | 37.8 | 39.2 | 36.4 | 30.1 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 40.0 | 26.6 5 and 6 years ......| 95.7 | 95.9 | 95.5 | 94.5 | 95.0 | 95.4 | 94.1 | 94.0 | 96.4 | 96.5 | 97.0 | 94.9 7 to 9 years .......| 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.4 | 98.4 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 99.5 | 97.7 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 99.0 10 to 13 years .....| 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.7 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 99.9 14 and 15 years ....| 98.2 | 98.7 | 97.9 | 94.3 | 98.7 | 98.9 | 98.4 | 96.7 | 97.7 | 98.5 | 97.3 | 92.1 16 and 17 years ....| 89.0 | 89.2 | 90.7 | 81.8 | 89.1 | 89.4 | 90.7 | 81.5 | 88.8 | 89.0 | 90.6 | 82.2 18 and 19 years ....| 46.4 | 47.0 | 45.8 | 37.8 | 47.0 | 48.5 | 42.9 | 36.9 | 45.8 | 45.7 | 48.3 | 38.8 20 and 21 years ....| 31.0 | 33.0 | 23.3 | 19.5 | 32.6 | 34.8 | 22.8 | 21.4 | 29.5 | 31.3 | 23.7 | 17.6 22 to 24 years .....| 16.3 | 16.8 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 17.8 | 18.7 | 13.4 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 13.7 | 12.6 25 to 29 years .....| 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 30 to 34 years .....| 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 4.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1985 | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, 3 to 34 years .| 48.3 | 47.8 | 50.8 | 47.7 | 49.2 | 48.7 | 52.6 | 47.5 | 47.4 | 46.9 | 49.2 | 47.9 3 and 4 years ......| 38.9 | 40.3 | 42.8 | 27.0 | 36.7 | 39.1 | 34.6 | 26.4 | 41.2 | 41.6 | 50.3 | 27.7 5 and 6 years ......| 96.1 | 96.6 | 95.7 | 94.5 | 95.3 | 95.6 | 94.5 | 95.3 | 97.0 | 97.6 | 97.1 | 93.7 7 to 9 years .......| 99.1 | 99.4 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 99.0 | 99.3 | 98.4 | 98.9 | 99.2 | 99.4 | 98.9 | 98.0 10 to 13 years .....| 99.3 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.4 | 99.3 | 99.9 | 99.7 14 and 15 years ....| 98.1 | 98.3 | 98.1 | 96.1 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 96.2 | 97.9 | 98.1 | 97.6 | 96.0 16 and 17 years ....| 91.7 | 92.5 | 91.8 | 84.5 | 92.4 | 92.9 | 92.0 | 88.9 | 90.9 | 92.2 | 91.6 | 80.0 18 and 19 years ....| 51.6 | 53.7 | 43.5 | 41.8 | 52.2 | 53.4 | 49.4 | 38.6 | 51.0 | 54.0 | 37.8 | 44.7 20 and 21 years ....| 35.3 | 37.2 | 27.7 | 24.0 | 36.5 | 38.8 | 29.9 | 20.3 | 34.1 | 35.7 | 25.8 | 27.4 22 to 24 years .....| 16.9 | 17.5 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 18.8 | 19.8 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 10.4 25 to 29 years .....| 9.2 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 4.9 30 to 34 years .....| 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 7.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1990 | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, 3 to 34 years .| 50.2 | 49.8 | 52.2 | 47.2 | 50.9 | 50.4 | 54.3 | 46.8 | 49.5 | 49.2 | 50.3 | 47.7 3 and 4 years ......| 44.4 | 47.2 | 41.8 | 30.7 | 43.9 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 28.0 | 44.9 | 46.6 | 45.5 | 33.6 5 and 6 years ......| 96.5 | 96.7 | 96.5 | 94.9 | 96.5 | 96.8 | 96.2 | 95.8 | 96.4 | 96.7 | 96.9 | 93.9 7 to 9 years .......| 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.4 10 to 13 years .....| 99.6 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 99.1 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.9 | 99.0 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.1 14 and 15 years ....| 99.0 | 99.0 | 99.4 | 99.0 | 99.1 | 99.2 | 99.7 | 99.1 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 99.1 | 98.8 16 and 17 years ....| 92.5 | 93.5 | 91.7 | 85.4 | 92.6 | 93.4 | 93.0 | 85.5 | 92.4 | 93.7 | 90.5 | 85.3 18 and 19 years ....| 57.2 | 59.1 | 55.0 | 44.0 | 58.2 | 59.7 | 60.4 | 40.7 | 56.3 | 58.5 | 49.8 | 47.2 20 and 21 years ....| 39.7 | 43.1 | 28.3 | 27.2 | 40.3 | 44.2 | 31.0 | 21.7 | 39.2 | 42.0 | 25.8 | 33.1 22 to 24 years .....| 21.0 | 21.9 | 19.7 | 9.9 | 22.3 | 23.7 | 19.3 | 11.2 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 8.4 25 to 29 years .....| 9.7 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 30 to 34 years .....| 5.8 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 3.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995 | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, 3 to 34 years .| 53.7 | 53.8 | 56.3 | 49.7 | 54.3 | 54.2 | 58.6 | 49.1 | 53.2 | 53.4 | 54.1 | 50.3 3 and 4 years ......| 48.7 | 52.2 | 47.8 | 36.9 | 49.4 | 51.1 | 52.4 | 40.8 | 48.1 | 53.5 | 43.4 | 32.7 5 and 6 years ......| 96.0 | 96.6 | 95.4 | 93.9 | 95.3 | 95.9 | 94.6 | 93.6 | 96.8 | 97.4 | 96.3 | 94.3 7 to 9 years .......| 98.7 | 98.9 | 97.7 | 98.5 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 98.1 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 98.9 | 97.2 | 98.2 10 to 13 years .....| 99.1 | 99.0 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.0 | 99.5 | 98.8 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 99.5 14 and 15 years ....| 98.9 | 98.8 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 99.6 | 98.4 | 98.8 | 98.7 | 98.3 | 99.4 16 and 17 years ....| 93.6 | 94.4 | 93.0 | 88.2 | 94.5 | 95.0 | 95.6 | 88.4 | 92.6 | 93.8 | 90.3 | 88.0 18 and 19 years ....| 59.4 | 61.8 | 57.5 | 46.1 | 59.5 | 61.9 | 59.2 | 47.4 | 59.2 | 61.8 | 56.1 | 44.8 20 and 21 years ....| 44.9 | 49.7 | 37.8 | 27.1 | 44.7 | 50.0 | 36.7 | 24.8 | 45.1 | 49.3 | 38.7 | 29.2 22 to 24 years .....| 23.2 | 24.4 | 20.0 | 15.6 | 22.8 | 24.1 | 20.6 | 14.8 | 23.6 | 24.8 | 19.5 | 16.6 25 to 29 years .....| 11.6 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 8.7 30 to 34 years .....| 5.9 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 4.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1999 | | | | | | | | | | | | Total, 3 to 34 years .| 56.0 | 56.2 | 58.6 | 51.1 | 56.4 | 56.7 | 60.3 | 50.3 | 55.5 | 55.7 | 56.9 | 52.1 3 and 4 years ......| 54.2 | 58.6 | 56.7 | 36.9 | 53.3 | 59.2 | 52.8 | 33.5 | 55.2 | 57.9 | 60.5 | 40.5 5 and 6 years ......| 96.0 | 96.0 | 97.7 | 93.9 | 95.9 | 96.1 | 98.2 | 92.8 | 96.1 | 95.9 | 97.1 | 95.0 7 to 9 years .......| 98.5 | 98.4 | 98.1 | 99.0 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 99.2 10 to 13 years .....| 98.8 | 98.9 | 98.7 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.9 | 98.5 | 98.9 | 99.1 | 98.5 | 98.0 14 and 15 years ....| 98.2 | 98.4 | 98.1 | 97.6 | 98.0 | 98.2 | 97.8 | 98.1 | 98.3 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 96.9 16 and 17 years ....| 93.6 | 94.5 | 93.9 | 88.1 | 93.7 | 94.3 | 94.5 | 87.9 | 93.5 | 94.8 | 93.2 | 88.2 18 and 19 years ....| 60.6 | 64.1 | 57.2 | 44.5 | 60.3 | 63.7 | 59.3 | 45.3 | 60.9 | 64.6 | 55.3 | 43.6 20 and 21 years ....| 45.3 | 50.0 | 40.4 | 22.6 | 44.7 | 48.9 | 43.2 | 21.5 | 45.8 | 51.1 | 37.9 | 23.6 22 to 24 years .....| 24.5 | 26.3 | 21.9 | 15.0 | 23.6 | 26.8 | 16.4 | 11.2 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 19.2 25 to 29 years .....| 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 9.5 30 to 34 years .....| 6.2 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 7.3 ______________________|_______|________|________|________|_______|________|________|________|_______|________|________|________ 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. Beginning in 1995, preprimary enrollment was collected using new procedures. May not be comparable to figures for earlier years. Data are based upon sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 2000.) National Center for Education Statistics Office of Educational Research & Improvement, U.S. Dept. of Education (map) 1990 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA, Phone: (202) 502-7300