Percent of Population Enrolled in School,¹ 2000

Age	Total	Male	Female
Total, 3 to 34 years	55.9%	55.8%	56.0%
3 and 4 years	52.1	50.8	53.4
5 and 6 years	95.6	95.1	96.1
7 to 9 years	98.1	98.0	98.2
10 to 13 years	98.3	98.3	98.3
14 and 15 years	98.7	98.7	98.6
16 and 17 years	92.8	92.7	92.9
18 and 19 years	61.2	58.3	64.2
20 and 21 years	44.1	41.0	47.3
22 to 24 years	24.6	23.9	25.3
25 to 29 years	11.4	10.0	12.7
30 to 34 years	6.7	5.6	7.7

NOTES: Data are based upon sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population.

1. 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. From Digest of Education Statistics 2001.

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