In 2009, a greater percentage of female graduates than male graduates took algebra II and precalculus/analysis, while there was no significant difference between the percentage of males and females who took other advanced mathematics or calculus.
Percentage of graduates who earned credits in STEM advanced mathematics courses, by gender: 2009
| Gender |
| Male |
Female |
|---|
| Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
|---|
| Algebra II |
73.5 |
|
(1.09) |
77.7 |
* |
(0.91) |
|---|
| Other advanced mathematics |
29.4 |
|
(1.18) |
30.3 |
|
(1.16) |
|---|
| Pre-calculus/analysis |
33.9 |
|
(1.02) |
36.7 |
* |
(0.89) |
|---|
| Calculus |
17.0 |
|
(0.72) |
16.7 |
|
(0.70) |
|---|
* Significantly different (p<.05) from males.
NOTE: "Other advanced mathematics" includes primarily trigonometry and statistics/probability courses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 2009.