EDUCATIONAL TIER
 
     
   
TIER 1
 
TIER 2
 
TIER 3
 
TOTAL
 
 
GENDER
   #
 %
   #
 %
   #
 %
   #
 %
 
  ARMY
     
     
     
     
     Males
44,646
 
85.01%
 
7,793
 
14.84%
 
77
 
0.15%
 
52,516
  100.00%  
     Females
12,763
 
91.93%
 
1,110
 
8.00%
 
10
 
0.07%
 
13,883
  100.00%  
     Total
57,409
 
86.46%
 
8,903
 
13.41%
 
87
 
0.13%
 
66,399
  100.00%  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
  NAVY
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     Males
35,120
 
87.27%
 
3,250
 
8.08%
 
1,873
 
4.65%
 
40,243
  100.00%  
     Females
8,611
 
94.68%
 
337
 
3.71%
 
147
 
1.62%
 
9,095
  100.00%  
     Total
43,731
 
88.64%
 
3,587
 
7.27%
 
2,020
 
4.09%
 
49,338
  100.00%  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
  MARINE CORPS  
 
 
 
 
 
     
     Males
26,742
 
95.21%
 
1,215
 
4.33%
 
130
 
0.46%
 
28,087
  100.00%  
     Females
2,111
 
98.41%
 
27
 
1.26%
 
7
 
0.33%
 
2,145
  100.00%  
     Total
28,853
 
95.44%
 
1,242
 
4.11%
 
137
 
0.45%
 
30,232
  100.00%  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
  AIR FORCE
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     Males
24,059
 
98.73%
 
285
 
1.17%
 
24
 
0.10%
 
24,368
  100.00%  
     Females
8,414
 
99.03%
 
76
 
0.89%
 
6
 
0.07%
 
8,496
  100.00%  
     Total
32,473
 
98.81%
 
361
 
1.10%
 
30
 
0.09%
 
32,864
  100.00%  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
  TOTAL DoD  
 
 
 
 
 
     
     Males
130,567
 
89.91%
 
12,543
 
8.64%
 
2,104
 
1.45%
 
145,214
  100.00%  
     Females
31,899
 
94.88%
 
1,550
 
4.61%
 
170
 
0.51%
 
33,619
  100.00%  
     Total
162,466
 
90.85%
 
14,093
 
7.88%
 
2,274
 
1.27%
 
178,833
  100.00%  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
  18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS  
 
 
 
 
     
     Males
9,983,657
  76.24%  
**
**
 
3,110,636
 
23.76%
  13,094,293   100.00%  
     Females
10,725,180
  81.28%  
**
**
 
2,470,518
 
18.72%
  13,195,698   100.00%  
     Total
20,708,837
  78.77%  
**
**
 
5,581,153
 
21.23%
  26,289,991   100.00%  
   
     
     
     
     
       * Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2.
 
          Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.      
     
     
          Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 1999-September 2000.