Percentages at or above each achievement level for grade 12 reading, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2009, 2005, 2002, 1998, 1994, and 1992
Year
Jurisdiction
Did not finish high school
Graduated high school
Some education after high school
Graduated college
Unknown
below Basic
Standard Error
at or above Basic
Standard Error
at or above Proficient
Standard Error
at Advanced
Standard Error
below Basic
Standard Error
at or above Basic
Standard Error
at or above Proficient
Standard Error
at Advanced
Standard Error
below Basic
Standard Error
at or above Basic
Standard Error
at or above Proficient
Standard Error
at Advanced
Standard Error
below Basic
Standard Error
at or above Basic
Standard Error
at or above Proficient
Standard Error
at Advanced
Standard Error
below Basic
Standard Error
at or above Basic
Standard Error
at or above Proficient
Standard Error
at Advanced
Standard Error
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
¹ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment.
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), 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, and 2009 Reading Assessments.
2009
National
43
(1.4)
57
(1.4)
17
(1.3)
1
(0.4)
36
(1.0)
64
(1.0)
25
(0.8)
2
(0.3)
25
(1.0)
75
(1.0)
35
(1.0)
4
(0.4)
18
(0.6)
82
(0.6)
49
(1.0)
8
(0.5)
56
(3.0)
44
(3.0)
12
(1.8)
#
(†)
2005
National
45
(2.9)
55
(2.9)
17
(2.5)
1
(0.4)
37
(1.4)
63
(1.4)
23
(1.0)
2
(0.4)
25
(1.1)
75
(1.1)
34
(1.0)
4
(0.5)
19
(0.9)
81
(0.9)
47
(1.0)
7
(0.6)
58
(4.3)
42
(4.3)
10
(2.4)
#
(†)
2002
National
44
(2.2)
56
(2.2)
17
(2.0)
1
(†)
34
(1.4)
66
(1.4)
25
(1.5)
2
(0.5)
23
(1.5)
77
(1.5)
36
(1.5)
4
(0.5)
18
(0.8)
82
(0.8)
46
(1.2)
7
(0.5)
65
(2.7)
35
(2.7)
6
(2.0)
#
(†)
1998
National
44
(2.2)
56
(2.2)
19
(1.5)
1
(0.4)
33
(1.7)
67
(1.7)
28
(1.4)
2
(0.5)
21
(1.3)
79
(1.3)
39
(1.5)
4
(0.6)
16
(0.7)
84
(0.7)
51
(1.0)
9
(0.6)
62
(3.2)
38
(3.2)
10
(2.0)
#
(†)
1998¹
National
43
(2.6)
57
(2.6)
19
(1.6)
1
(0.6)
32
(1.6)
68
(1.6)
28
(1.3)
2
(0.4)
20
(1.0)
80
(1.0)
39
(1.6)
4
(0.6)
15
(1.0)
85
(1.0)
52
(1.1)
9
(0.6)
61
(3.0)
39
(3.0)
9
(1.6)
#
(†)
1994¹
National
47
(2.5)
53
(2.5)
15
(1.5)
1
(0.4)
34
(1.7)
66
(1.7)
24
(1.7)
2
(0.5)
22
(1.3)
78
(1.3)
36
(1.4)
3
(0.5)
16
(0.7)
84
(0.7)
48
(1.4)
7
(1.1)
68
(3.3)
32
(3.3)
6
(2.3)
#
(†)
1992¹
National
37
(2.2)
63
(2.2)
21
(2.1)
#
(†)
28
(1.2)
72
(1.2)
28
(1.4)
2
(0.3)
17
(1.0)
83
(1.0)
41
(1.4)
3
(0.5)
13
(0.7)
87
(0.7)
52
(1.3)
6
(0.6)
56
(4.9)
44
(4.9)
10
(2.0)
#
(†)