Average scale scores and percentages for grade 4 reading, by highest academic degree, gender and jurisdiction: 2011, 2009, 2007, and 2005
Year	Jurisdiction	Gender	High-school diploma		Associate degree or vocational certification		Bachelor's degree		Master's degree		Education specialist		Doctorate		Professional degree
Year	Jurisdiction	Gender	Average scale score	Percentage	Average scale score	Percentage	Average scale score	Percentage	Average scale score	Percentage	Average scale score	Percentage	Average scale score	Percentage	Average scale score	Percentage
# Rounds to zero. ‡ Reporting standards not met. NOTE: The NAEP Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. 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), 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 Reading Assessments.
2011	National	Male	205	#	‡	#	217	47	220	47	216	5	218	#	230	#
2011	National	Female	221	#	‡	#	223	47	226	47	225	5	221	#	237	#
2009	National	Male	‡	#	‡	#	217	50	220	44	216	5	210	#	212	#
2009	National	Female	‡	#	‡	#	223	50	227	44	223	5	224	#	219	#
2007	National	Male	‡	#	‡	#	217	53	220	42	218	5	217	#	210	#
2007	National	Female	220	#	‡	#	223	53	226	41	225	5	225	#	206	#
2005	National	Male	230	#	221	#	215	56	218	39	218	4	210	#	215	#
2005	National	Female	‡	#	219	#	221	56	224	39	223	4	221	#	220	#