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Reading scores increase since 2004 for male students at all three ages
Age 9
Age 13
Age 17

Trend in NAEP reading average scores for 17-year-old students, by gender

Findings

  • Compared to 2004, the average reading score for 17-year-old male students in 2008 was higher, but the score for female students was not significantly different.
  • Female 17-year-olds scored higher than their male counterparts in 2008.

* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2008.
NOTE: View complete data with standard errors.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1971–2008 Long-Term Trend Reading Assessments.

To read more details on comparisons across years, see About the Long-Term Trend Assessment.
To read more details related to student group categories, see NAEP Long-Term Trend Reporting Groups.

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National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics
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