Percentages for age 17 long-term trend mathematics, by highest level of mathematics course taken, gender and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1986, 1982, and 1978
Gender
Year
Jurisdiction
Gen math or pre-alg
Algebra
Geometry
Algebra 2
Calculus
Other
Percentage
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
¹ Original assessment format.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
statistically significant
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Long-Term Trend Mathematics Assessments.
Male
2012
National
2
(0.3)
6
(0.4)
16
(0.8)
52
(1.2)
22
(1.1)
1
(0.2)
Male
2008
National
3
(0.4)
8
(0.5)
18
(0.7)
52
(1.0)
18
(0.8)
1
(0.2)
Male
2004¹
National
5
(0.7)
10
(0.7)
16
(1.0)
51
(1.1)
17
(1.1)
1
(0.3)
Male
1999¹
National
8
(0.9)
12
(0.9)
15
(0.9)
50
(1.4)
13
(1.3)
2
(0.6)
Male
1996¹
National
9
(0.8)
14
(1.1)
17
(1.4)
47
(2.1)
13
(1.1)
1
(0.4)
Male
1994¹
National
11
(1.2)
16
(1.3)
15
(0.9)
44
(1.9)
13
(1.3)
2
(0.4)
Male
1992¹
National
14
(1.3)
15
(1.0)
16
(1.1)
43
(2.0)
10
(1.0)
2
(0.4)
Male
1990¹
National
16
(1.2)
16
(1.0)
16
(0.9)
41
(1.4)
8
(1.1)
2
(0.4)
Male
1986¹
National
18
(0.9)
17
(1.1)
15
(1.3)
39
(1.7)
8
(1.3)
2
(0.4)
Male
1982¹
National
23
(1.3)
15
(0.8)
13
(0.8)
39
(1.6)
6
(0.5)
4
(0.4)
Male
1978¹
National
21
(1.0)
15
(0.6)
15
(0.5)
38
(1.2)
7
(0.5)
4
(0.3)
Female
2012
National
1
(0.2)
4
(0.4)
13
(0.7)
56
(1.2)
24
(1.1)
1
(0.2)
Female
2008
National
3
(0.5)
6
(0.4)
15
(0.8)
53
(1.1)
21
(0.9)
1
(0.2)
Female
2004¹
National
4
(0.5)
7
(0.8)
16
(1.1)
55
(1.5)
17
(1.5)
1
(0.3)
Female
1999¹
National
6
(0.6)
11
(1.0)
17
(1.1)
52
(1.5)
13
(1.1)
2
(0.4)
Female
1996¹
National
7
(0.8)
11
(1.5)
15
(1.0)
53
(1.7)
13
(1.3)
1
(0.3)
Female
1994¹
National
8
(1.2)
14
(0.9)
15
(1.1)
50
(2.0)
12
(1.5)
1
(0.2)
Female
1992¹
National
13
(1.0)
12
(1.1)
17
(1.1)
47
(1.5)
9
(0.9)
2
(0.5)
Female
1990¹
National
14
(0.9)
15
(0.8)
14
(0.9)
47
(1.8)
8
(1.0)
2
(0.4)
Female
1986¹
National
18
(1.1)
18
(1.2)
17
(1.2)
40
(1.3)
5
(0.4)
1
(0.4)
Female
1982¹
National
22
(1.4)
17
(0.7)
15
(0.9)
39
(1.4)
5
(0.5)
3
(0.2)
Female
1978¹
National
20
(1.1)
18
(0.7)
18
(0.8)
37
(1.3)
4
(0.4)
3
(0.2)