Percentages at or above each achievement level for grade 12 U.S. history, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2010, 2006, 2001, and 1994
YearJurisdictionDid not finish high schoolGraduated high schoolSome education after high schoolGraduated collegeUnknown
below BasicStandard Errorat or above BasicStandard Errorat or above ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat or above BasicStandard Errorat or above ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat or above BasicStandard Errorat or above ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat or above BasicStandard Errorat or above ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Errorbelow BasicStandard Errorat or above BasicStandard Errorat or above ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Error
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Analyze results with NAEP Data Explorer.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994, 2001, 2006, and 2010 U.S. History Assessments.
2010National80(2.2)20(2.2)3(0.8)#(†)70(1.5)30(1.5)6(0.6)#(0.1)59(1.4)41(1.4)7(0.6)#(0.2)42(1.2)58(1.2)18(0.8)2(0.3)84(2.3)16(2.3)2(1.0)#(†)
2006National82(1.7)18(1.7)3(0.8)#(†)69(1.4)31(1.4)5(0.7)#(0.2)55(1.4)45(1.4)9(0.8)#(0.2)40(1.4)60(1.4)20(1.1)2(0.3)87(2.9)13(2.9)1(†)#(†)
2001National81(2.1)19(2.1)2(0.7)#(†)75(1.6)25(1.6)4(0.7)#(0.1)61(1.3)39(1.3)8(0.8)1(0.3)42(1.5)58(1.5)18(1.6)2(0.6)84(2.8)16(2.8)2(1.1)#(†)
2001¹National80(2.1)20(2.1)2(0.7)#(†)74(1.3)26(1.3)4(0.8)#(0.1)61(1.3)39(1.3)8(0.7)1(0.2)42(1.5)58(1.5)18(1.5)2(0.8)83(3.3)17(3.3)3(1.5)#(†)
1994¹National85(1.9)15(1.9)1(0.6)#(†)71(1.5)29(1.5)4(0.8)#(†)58(1.9)42(1.9)8(1.1)1(0.3)44(1.3)56(1.3)17(1.0)1(0.4)88(3.5)12(3.5)1(†)#(†)