Average scale scores and percentages for grade 8 reading, by highest academic degree, sex and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, and 2005
Year	Jurisdiction	Sex	High-school diploma		Associate degree or vocational certification		Bachelor's degree		Master's degree		Education specialist		Doctorate		Professional degree
Year	Jurisdiction	Sex	Average scale score	Percentage	Average scale score	Percentage	Average scale score	Percentage	Average scale score	Percentage	Average scale score	Percentage	Average scale score	Percentage	Average scale score	Percentage
# Rounds to zero. ‡ Reporting standards not met. NOTE: The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Analyze results with NAEP Data Explorer. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011	National	Male	‡	#	‡	#	260	42	262	50	261	7	260	1	263	#
2011	National	Female	‡	#	‡	#	269	42	272	50	269	6	273	1	263	#
2009	National	Male	‡	#	‡	#	259	47	261	46	259	6	256	1	265	#
2009	National	Female	‡	#	‡	#	268	48	271	46	268	5	260	1	275	#
2007	National	Male	‡	#	‡	#	258	50	261	42	259	6	257	1	261	#
2007	National	Female	‡	#	245	#	268	50	271	43	268	6	270	#	269	1
2005	National	Male	‡	#	‡	#	257	50	260	43	257	6	251	#	260	#
2005	National	Female	‡	#	‡	#	267	51	270	43	268	6	261	#	271	#