Percentages at or above each performance level for age 17 long-term trend reading, by parental education level [PARED5] and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1984, and 1980
Year
Jurisdiction
Did not finish high school
Graduated high school
Some education after high school
Graduated college
Unknown
At or above Level 250
Standard Error
At or above Level 300
Standard Error
At Level 350
Standard Error
At or above Level 250
Standard Error
At or above Level 300
Standard Error
At Level 350
Standard Error
At or above Level 250
Standard Error
At or above Level 300
Standard Error
At Level 350
Standard Error
At or above Level 250
Standard Error
At or above Level 300
Standard Error
At Level 350
Standard Error
At or above Level 250
Standard Error
At or above Level 300
Standard Error
At Level 350
Standard Error
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
statistically significant
. Analyze
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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), 1980, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Long-Term Trend Reading Assessments.
2012
National
69
(2.4)
19
(1.8)
1
(0.4)
71
(1.8)
22
(1.5)
2
(0.5)
84
(0.9)
38
(1.8)
4
(0.5)
89
(0.6)
51
(1.3)
9
(0.8)
56
(3.4)
15
(2.2)
2
(0.6)
2008
National
67
(2.3)
20
(2.0)
2
(0.8)
74
(1.4)
27
(1.5)
3
(0.6)
83
(1.1)
39
(1.6)
5
(0.6)
87
(0.6)
50
(1.1)
10
(0.7)
56
(2.8)
13
(1.8)
1
(0.5)
2004
National
61
(2.7)
17
(2.2)
1
(0.8)
71
(1.9)
24
(2.0)
2
(0.4)
83
(1.4)
35
(1.5)
4
(0.8)
86
(0.8)
48
(1.5)
8
(0.6)
49
(4.4)
11
(2.7)
#
(0.2)
2004¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
1999¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
1996¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
1994¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
1992¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
1990¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
1988¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
1984¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
1980¹
National
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)
—
(†)