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Spotlight on Statistics

March 2011

BLS Spotlight on Statistics: School's Out

Chart Data

Summer School Attendance

Proportion of 16- to 24-year-olds enrolled in school in July, by age, not seasonally adjusted, July 1985-2010
July, of year	Age
July, of year	16 to 24 years	16 to 19 years	20 to 24 years
1985	9.3	10.4	8.6
1986	9.8	11.7	8.4
1987	10.6	13.3	8.6
1988	11.7	13.0	10.7
1989	12.3	14.5	10.5
1990	13.3	15.7	11.4
1991	13.3	15.2	12.0
1992	12.6	13.6	11.9
1993	12.6	13.9	11.6
1994	16.3	19.5	13.8
1995	18.0	21.9	14.8
1996	18.5	22.0	15.5
1997	19.3	23.9	15.3
1998	20.4	24.8	16.4
1999	21.5	26.8	16.8
2000	21.2	27.1	16.2
2001	24.4	31.1	18.7
2002	25.9	33.3	19.7
2003	25.5	33.2	19.3
2004	28.9	37.9	21.7
2005	27.8	36.5	20.7
2006	28.5	37.6	21.1
2007	31.5	41.5	23.2
2008	32.0	41.8	23.9
2009	33.6	44.7	24.4
2010	34.9	45.6	26.3

Source: Current Population Survey | Chart

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