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Percent of Population Enrolled in School,¹ 2006

Age	Total	White, non-Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic	Hispanic origin	Male	Female
Total, 3 to 34 years	56.0%	56.8%	58.3%	51.3%	55.5%	56.6%
3 and 4 years	55.7	58.2	59.6	48.8	56.0	55.4
5 and 6 years	94.6	95.6	92.4	93.4	94.4	94.8
7 to 9 years	98.2	98.5	97.1	98.1	98.1	98.3
10 to 13 years	98.3	98.6	97.1	98.2	98.2	98.4
14 and 15 years	98.3	98.4	97.4	98.4	98.2	98.4
16 and 17 years	94.6	95.9	93.6	91.1	94.1	95.0
18 and 19 years	65.5	67.9	65.4	53.4	63.6	67.4
20 and 21 years	47.5	52.9	39.0	30.6	44.0	51.1
22 to 24 years	26.7	27.4	28.1	17.9	25.0	28.5
25 to 29 years	11.7	12.5	11.7	7.3	10.4	13.0
30 to 34 years	7.2	7.4	8.1	5.3	5.9	8.5

NOTES: Data are based upon sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population.

1. Includes enrollment in any type of graded public, parochial, or other private schools. Includes nursery schools, kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools, colleges, universities, and professional schools. Attendance may be on either a full-time or part-time basis and during the day or night. Enrollments in “special” schools, such as trade schools, business colleges, or correspondence schools, are not included.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. From Digest of Education Statistics 2007.

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