Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 - Table 1-6. Educational attainment of public school teachers: Academic years 1999–2000 and 2003

Table 1-6
Educational attainment of public school teachers: Academic years 1999–2000 and 2003–04
(Percent distribution)

	Academic year 1999–2000		Academic year 2003–04
Highest degree earned	All teachers	Mathematics and science	All teachers	Mathematics and science

All teachers	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
< Bachelor's	0.7	0.2	1.1	0.3
≥Bachelor's	99.3	99.8	98.9	99.7
Bachelor's	52.0	48.4	50.9	50.1
Master's	42.0	45.8	40.8	43.0
>Master's	5.3	5.6	7.2	6.6

SOURCES: National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, 1999–2000 and 2003–04; and National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, special tabulations. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008