Percentages for age 17 long-term trend mathematics, by highest level of mathematics course taken, grade level and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1986, 1982, and 1978
Grade level
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
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
¹ Original assessment format.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
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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.
10th grade or below
2012
National
4
(0.5)
16
(1.2)
34
(1.9)
39
(1.7)
4
(0.6)
2
(0.3)
10th grade or below
2008
National
7
(0.9)
18
(1.1)
32
(1.8)
37
(1.9)
3
(0.4)
3
(0.5)
10th grade or below
2004¹
National
11
(1.3)
20
(1.9)
28
(2.6)
36
(2.1)
3
(0.8)
1
(0.4)
10th grade or below
1999¹
National
17
(2.3)
25
(1.7)
25
(1.9)
28
(2.9)
1
(0.4)
4
(0.9)
10th grade or below
1996¹
National
20
(2.0)
26
(1.9)
26
(1.9)
25
(1.9)
2
(0.5)
3
(0.7)
10th grade or below
1994¹
National
25
(3.2)
29
(1.8)
20
(2.0)
21
(1.9)
2
(0.6)
3
(0.7)
10th grade or below
1992¹
National
35
(2.2)
25
(1.6)
18
(1.8)
16
(2.0)
2
(0.5)
3
(0.8)
10th grade or below
1990¹
National
36
(2.3)
27
(1.6)
17
(1.7)
16
(1.7)
1
(0.6)
4
(0.7)
10th grade or below
1986¹
National
41
(2.5)
24
(2.1)
13
(1.6)
16
(2.1)
1
(0.4)
4
(0.9)
10th grade or below
1982¹
National
46
(1.8)
20
(1.2)
12
(1.2)
13
(0.9)
2
(0.3)
6
(0.8)
10th grade or below
1978¹
National
42
(1.4)
21
(0.9)
12
(1.0)
13
(0.7)
2
(0.3)
9
(0.6)
11th grade
2012
National
1
(0.1)
2
(0.3)
9
(0.7)
59
(1.4)
27
(1.2)
1
(0.2)
11th grade
2008
National
2
(0.3)
3
(0.3)
12
(0.6)
58
(1.0)
24
(0.9)
1
(0.1)
11th grade
2004¹
National
3
(0.4)
6
(0.6)
13
(0.8)
58
(1.4)
20
(1.4)
1
(0.3)
11th grade
1999¹
National
4
(0.4)
8
(0.9)
13
(0.9)
58
(1.4)
16
(1.2)
2
(0.4)
11th grade
1996¹
National
4
(0.6)
9
(1.1)
13
(1.1)
58
(1.8)
15
(1.6)
1
(0.2)
11th grade
1994¹
National
6
(0.7)
12
(1.1)
14
(1.0)
54
(1.7)
13
(1.3)
1
(0.2)
11th grade
1992¹
National
7
(0.8)
10
(0.8)
17
(1.0)
54
(1.7)
10
(0.9)
2
(0.4)
11th grade
1990¹
National
10
(0.7)
13
(0.7)
15
(0.9)
52
(1.3)
9
(1.0)
2
(0.3)
11th grade
1986¹
National
14
(0.9)
17
(0.9)
18
(1.2)
44
(1.6)
6
(1.0)
1
(0.3)
11th grade
1982¹
National
18
(1.2)
16
(0.7)
15
(0.8)
44
(1.5)
4
(0.4)
3
(0.2)
11th grade
1978¹
National
17
(1.0)
17
(0.6)
18
(0.6)
42
(1.4)
5
(0.4)
3
(0.2)
12th grade
2012
National
#
(0.0)
2
(1.3)
7
(1.2)
44
(2.4)
47
(3.1)
#
(0.0)
12th grade
2008
National
1
(0.6)
2
(0.9)
5
(1.1)
51
(3.2)
39
(3.3)
2
(0.8)
12th grade
2004¹
National
2
(0.9)
4
(1.7)
6
(1.9)
46
(4.4)
40
(4.7)
1
(†)
12th grade
1999¹
National
6
(2.0)
4
(2.5)
12
(4.7)
47
(7.7)
31
(5.7)
1
(†)
12th grade
1996¹
National
3
(1.1)
5
(1.9)
10
(2.2)
51
(3.6)
29
(3.0)
2
(1.3)
12th grade
1994¹
National
4
(1.2)
8
(1.8)
5
(1.8)
45
(4.7)
37
(5.5)
1
(0.5)
12th grade
1992¹
National
4
(1.0)
11
(2.1)
9
(2.1)
44
(3.9)
33
(4.3)
#
(†)
12th grade
1990¹
National
8
(1.9)
9
(2.0)
12
(1.8)
52
(3.4)
17
(2.3)
1
(0.5)
12th grade
1986¹
National
10
(3.2)
14
(2.1)
12
(2.6)
40
(3.7)
23
(3.1)
2
(†)
12th grade
1982¹
National
16
(2.1)
13
(1.5)
11
(0.8)
41
(1.8)
18
(2.0)
2
(0.5)
12th grade
1978¹
National
14
(1.3)
14
(1.1)
14
(0.8)
39
(1.7)
16
(1.5)
2
(0.3)