Table B-18.  FY 2009 Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER1        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 340,738 85.44% 54,095 13.56% 3,962 0.99% 398,795 100%
   Females 54,951 92.47% 4,219 7.10% 255 0.43% 59,425 100%
   Total 395,689 86.35% 58,314 12.73% 4,217 0.92% 458,220 100%
NAVY                              
   Males 219,704 95.49% 7,273 3.16% 3,102 1.35% 230,079 100%
   Females 41,270 97.96% 640 1.52% 219 0.52% 42,129 100%
   Total 260,974 95.87% 7,913 2.91% 3,321 1.22% 272,208 100%
MARINE CORPS                            
   Males 165,976 97.28% 4,532 2.66% 101 0.06% 170,609 100%
   Females 11,621 98.84% 131 1.11% 5 0.04% 11,757 100%
   Total 177,597 97.38% 4,663 2.56% 106 0.06% 182,366 100%
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 211,248 99.94% 108 0.05% 29 0.01% 211,385 100%
   Females 51,943 99.96% 15 0.03% 8 0.02% 51,966 100%
   Total 263,191 99.94% 123 0.05% 37 0.01% 263,351 100%
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 937,666 92.76% 66,008 6.53% 7,194 0.71% 1,010,868 100%
   Females 159,785 96.68% 5,005 3.03% 487 0.29% 165,277 100%
   Total 1,097,451 93.31% 71,013 6.04% 7,681 0.65% 1,176,145 100%
                               
18-44 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN WORKFORCE                        
   Males 40,672,810 87.48% (2) (2) 5,818,709 12.52% 46,491,519 100%
   Females 36,669,103 92.22% (2) (2) 3,091,832 7.78% 39,760,935 100%
   Total 77,341,913 89.67% (2) (2) 8,910,541 10.33% 86,252,454 100%
       
  1. Tier 1 indicates individuals with at least a high school diploma.  Tier 2 indicates alternate high school credentials, such as the 
      General Educational Development certificate (GED).  Tier 3 represents non-high school graduates.
  2. Civilian numbers and percentages combine Tiers 1 and 2.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, September 2009.