| Text table 5-4. | ||
| Trends in the percentage of students at or above benchmark levels of mathematics performance, by age and sex: 1977-96, selected years | ||
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| Years |
Male
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Female
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| Age 9 |
Level 200
|
|
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| 1977 |
69
|
72
|
| 1982 |
69
|
74
|
| 1986 |
74
|
74
|
| 1990 |
81
|
82
|
| 1992 |
82
|
81
|
| 1994 |
82
|
82
|
| 1996 |
83
|
81
|
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| Age 13 |
Level 250
|
|
|
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| 1977 |
64
|
66
|
| 1982 |
71
|
71
|
| 1986 |
74
|
73
|
| 1990 |
75
|
74
|
| 1992 |
78
|
78
|
| 1994 |
79
|
77
|
| 1996 |
80
|
77
|
|
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| Age 17 |
Level 300
|
|
|
||
| 1977 |
55
|
48
|
| 1982 |
52
|
45
|
| 1986 |
55
|
49
|
| 1990 |
58
|
55
|
| 1992 |
61
|
58
|
| 1994 |
60
|
57
|
| 1996 |
63
|
58
|
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| SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). 1997. NAEP 1996 Trends in Academic Progress. NCES 97-985. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. | ||
| See appendix tables 5-9, 5-10, and 5-11. | ||
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