Percentile scores for grade 12 economics, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2012 and 2006
Year
Parental education level, from 2 questions
National
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
NOTE: The NAEP Economics scale ranges from 0 to 300. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
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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), 2006 and 2012 Economics Assessments.
2012
Did not finish high school
95
(1.6)
115
(4.5)
137
(3.7)
156
(2.5)
172
(1.7)
2012
Graduated high school
97
(1.2)
119
(2.0)
142
(0.9)
162
(1.4)
179
(1.2)
2012
Some education after high school
113
(1.9)
133
(0.8)
152
(1.0)
169
(1.3)
183
(0.8)
2012
Graduated college
121
(2.8)
142
(1.3)
164
(1.0)
183
(1.5)
198
(1.1)
2012
Unknown
74
(8.5)
99
(5.3)
125
(4.0)
148
(4.6)
166
(3.1)
2006
Did not finish high school
86
(2.2)
108
(2.4)
131
(1.7)
152
(1.7)
168
(1.3)
2006
Graduated high school
92
(2.1)
116
(2.4)
141
(1.6)
162
(1.3)
178
(1.8)
2006
Some education after high school
111
(2.8)
131
(1.7)
152
(1.4)
171
(1.2)
186
(2.0)
2006
Graduated college
117
(1.1)
141
(1.2)
163
(1.0)
182
(1.1)
198
(0.9)
2006
Unknown
69
(6.6)
94
(4.1)
118
(4.1)
143
(4.1)
165
(1.6)