Percentages for age 17 long-term trend mathematics, by highest level of mathematics course taken, race/ethnicity, 4 categories and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1986, 1982, and 1978
Race/ethnicity (4 categories)
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: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. 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.
White
2012
National
2
(0.2)
5
(0.3)
12
(0.7)
54
(1.2)
26
(1.4)
1
(0.2)
White
2008
National
3
(0.5)
6
(0.4)
15
(0.7)
52
(1.1)
22
(0.9)
1
(0.2)
White
2004¹
National
4
(0.5)
8
(0.7)
15
(1.1)
52
(1.3)
19
(1.4)
1
(0.3)
White
1999¹
National
6
(0.7)
10
(0.8)
15
(0.8)
53
(1.3)
15
(1.2)
2
(0.4)
White
1996¹
National
7
(0.7)
11
(1.2)
15
(1.2)
53
(1.6)
13
(1.4)
1
(0.2)
White
1994¹
National
9
(1.1)
14
(0.9)
14
(1.0)
48
(1.9)
14
(1.5)
1
(0.2)
White
1992¹
National
12
(1.0)
13
(0.8)
16
(1.0)
47
(1.7)
10
(1.0)
2
(0.4)
White
1990¹
National
14
(0.9)
15
(0.6)
15
(0.8)
46
(1.4)
8
(0.9)
2
(0.3)
White
1986¹
National
16
(0.9)
17
(0.9)
17
(1.2)
42
(1.3)
7
(0.8)
1
(0.2)
White
1982¹
National
20
(1.4)
15
(0.6)
15
(0.8)
41
(1.6)
5
(0.5)
3
(0.2)
White
1978¹
National
18
(1.1)
17
(0.6)
17
(0.7)
39
(1.3)
6
(0.4)
3
(0.2)
Black
2012
National
2
(0.5)
8
(1.5)
18
(1.2)
58
(1.8)
13
(1.4)
1
(0.3)
Black
2008
National
4
(0.6)
10
(0.9)
19
(1.8)
55
(1.9)
11
(1.3)
2
(0.3)
Black
2004¹
National
7
(1.3)
7
(1.3)
19
(2.4)
58
(2.7)
8
(2.0)
1
(0.5)
Black
1999¹
National
7
(1.2)
13
(1.1)
20
(2.1)
52
(2.4)
4
(0.8)
3
(0.9)
Black
1996¹
National
9
(1.5)
18
(2.0)
16
(1.4)
45
(3.6)
8
(1.3)
3
(0.9)
Black
1994¹
National
10
(2.1)
20
(2.4)
17
(2.2)
45
(3.4)
5
(1.3)
2
(0.7)
Black
1992¹
National
15
(2.7)
19
(2.6)
18
(2.3)
38
(3.8)
7
(1.9)
3
(1.0)
Black
1990¹
National
16
(2.0)
16
(1.6)
17
(2.1)
41
(3.2)
6
(1.8)
3
(0.8)
Black
1986¹
National
28
(2.5)
18
(1.8)
15
(2.3)
32
(1.8)
3
(0.8)
4
(1.2)
Black
1982¹
National
32
(2.1)
20
(1.9)
10
(1.0)
29
(2.3)
4
(0.8)
5
(0.6)
Black
1978¹
National
31
(1.3)
19
(1.2)
11
(0.8)
28
(2.1)
4
(0.6)
5
(0.5)
Hispanic
2012
National
2
(0.3)
7
(0.6)
20
(1.4)
56
(1.8)
14
(1.2)
2
(0.5)
Hispanic
2008
National
4
(1.0)
8
(0.9)
21
(1.2)
52
(1.8)
13
(1.0)
2
(0.4)
Hispanic
2004¹
National
4
(1.0)
14
(2.0)
20
(2.3)
49
(2.1)
14
(2.1)
1
(0.4)
Hispanic
1999¹
National
14
(2.5)
20
(2.3)
17
(2.4)
37
(2.6)
8
(2.0)
4
(1.0)
Hispanic
1996¹
National
14
(2.5)
15
(2.2)
19
(2.3)
41
(3.6)
8
(2.3)
2
(0.6)
Hispanic
1994¹
National
13
(2.6)
18
(1.8)
18
(3.1)
37
(3.5)
9
(2.8)
4
(1.0)
Hispanic
1992¹
National
25
(4.7)
18
(2.2)
18
(2.5)
33
(5.8)
4
(0.9)
3
(1.4)
Hispanic
1990¹
National
21
(2.9)
24
(2.9)
13
(2.0)
32
(3.5)
7
(1.7)
4
(1.2)
Hispanic
1986¹
National
26
(2.7)
24
(2.6)
15
(2.7)
27
(3.1)
4
(2.1)
3
(1.1)
Hispanic
1982¹
National
35
(3.3)
21
(2.1)
12
(1.2)
24
(2.0)
3
(0.6)
4
(0.7)
Hispanic
1978¹
National
36
(3.1)
19
(2.1)
12
(1.2)
23
(2.5)
3
(0.9)
7
(0.5)
Other
2012
National
1
(0.4)
2
(0.6)
12
(1.8)
43
(2.3)
42
(3.0)
1
(0.3)
Other
2008
National
2
(0.8)
4
(0.8)
12
(1.5)
49
(2.2)
32
(2.4)
1
(0.4)
Other
2004¹
National
2
(0.9)
4
(1.6)
8
(2.7)
55
(4.1)
31
(4.7)
#
(†)
Other
1999¹
National
3
(1.8)
2
(1.4)
13
(3.4)
55
(6.2)
25
(5.5)
1
(0.7)
Other
1996¹
National
10
(4.1)
11
(3.4)
16
(2.6)
31
(2.6)
31
(7.7)
1
(0.7)
Other
1994¹
National
11
(6.5)
9
(2.5)
10
(3.9)
49
(7.6)
20
(3.9)
1
(0.1)
Other
1992¹
National
8
(2.0)
9
(3.1)
13
(2.7)
44
(4.5)
25
(3.5)
#
(0.1)
Other
1990¹
National
13
(5.5)
12
(3.7)
9
(2.1)
47
(5.5)
18
(5.2)
2
(1.3)
Other
1986¹
National
14
(4.9)
14
(3.2)
12
(2.1)
41
(5.2)
17
(4.5)
1
(†)
Other
1982¹
National
16
(3.7)
15
(3.8)
12
(1.4)
42
(3.4)
12
(4.1)
3
(0.5)
Other
1978¹
National
11
(2.6)
10
(1.8)
13
(1.7)
47
(3.4)
17
(2.9)
2
(1.1)