TABLE 2-18
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
ESTIMATED EDUCATIONAL LEVEL OF ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL
FISCAL YEARS 1987 THROUGH PRESENT A/
(CUMULATIVE PERCENT - END OF FISCAL YEAR)
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PERSONNEL/EDUCATIONAL LEVEL 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 B/ 1994 B/ 1995 B/ 1996 B/
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TOTAL OFFICERS
GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE 93.6 95.0 92.6 91.2 89.5 89.3 93.6 94.0 93.5 94.2
COMPLETED 2 OR MORE YEARS
COLLEGE 96.6 97.8 95.1 94.6 92.8 92.1 97.4 97.6 97.0 96.8
COMPLETED SOME COLLEGE 98.4 98.5 97.1 95.8 93.2 92.9 98.5 98.9 98.9 98.9
GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE 97.9 98.4 97.3 96.3 93.3 94.3 97.5 97.7 97.2 97.9
COMPLETED 2 OR MORE YEARS
COLLEGE 99.0 99.2 97.9 97.8 94.7 95.0 99.2 99.2 98.8 98.7
COMPLETED SOME COLLEGE 99.4 99.4 99.3 98.4 96.3 95.1 99.5 99.6 99.6 99.5
GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
WARRANT OFFICERS
GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE 17.6 26.3 27.9 18.6 18.4 18.6 26.0 29.4 30.6 32.2
COMPLETED 2 OR MORE YEARS
COLLEGE 57.1 68.4 57.3 48.6 52.6 50.9 65.6 70.1 66.9 66.1
COMPLETED SOME COLLEGE 82.9 78.8 65.0 54.2 59.7 60.0 81.0 87.3 88.0 88.6
GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
ENLISTED
GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE 3.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.5
COMPLETED 2 OR MORE YEARS
COLLEGE 10.7 9.1 10.2 10.6 11.6 13.8 14.5 12.1 12.6 13.1
COMPLETED SOME COLLEGE 28.5 22.6 24.0 26.1 26.2 25.0 25.8 22.5 33.4 33.2
GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL 97.2 97.3 97.6 96.2 98.0 97.7 98.9 99.0 99.1 99.1
COMPLETED SOME HIGH SCHOOL 99.8 99.9 97.6 99.3 98.3 99.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
GRADUATED FROM GRADE SCHOOL 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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A/ THE PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS APPROXIMATE.
B/ UNKNOWNS NOT INCLUDED.