A higher percentage of female graduates than male graduates lacked only the science requirements to attain a rigorous curriculum, while more male graduates were lacking only the foreign language requirement.
Percentage distribution of graduates who attained a midlevel curriculum but did not attain a rigorous curriculum, by missing requirement and gender: 2009
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Male |
9.5 |
|
(0.67) |
8.9 |
|
(0.79) |
14.2 |
|
(1.13) |
35.7 |
|
(1.00) |
31.7 |
|
(0.94) |
Female |
14.9 |
* |
(0.74) |
9.1 |
|
(0.61) |
9.5 |
* |
(0.70) |
36.7 |
|
(0.72) |
29.8 |
|
(0.93) |
* Significantly different (p<.05) from males.
NOTE: Details may not sum to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 2009.