Table B-18.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY19: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER1        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 316,656 95.87 13,368 4.05 266 0.08 330,290 100
   Females 56,009 98.63 766 1.35 10 0.02 56,785 100
   Total 372,665 96.28 14,134 3.65 276 0.07 387,075 100
   Percent Females 15.03 5.42 3.62 14.67
NAVY                              
   Males 217,522 98.22 3,177 1.43 772 0.35 221,471 100
   Females 55,484 99.21 403 0.72 37 0.07 55,924 100
   Total 273,006 98.42 3,580 1.29 809 0.29 277,395 100
   Percent Females 20.32 11.26 4.57 20.16
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 149,243 99.69 437 0.29 28 0.02 149,708 100
   Females 14,851 99.96 6 0.04 0 0 14,857 100
   Total 164,094 99.71 443 0.27 28 0.02 164,565 100
   Percent Females 9.05 1.35 0 9.03
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 209,563 99.90 184 0.09 24 0.01 209,771 100
   Females 54,162 99.92 41 0.08 2 0 54,205 100
   Total 263,725 99.90 225 0.09 26 0.01 263,976 100
   Percent Females 20.54 18.22 7.69 20.53
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 892,984 98.00 17,166 1.88 1,090 0.12 911,240 100
   Females 180,506 99.30 1,216 0.67 49 0.03 181,771 100
   Total 1,073,490 98.21 18,382 1.68 1,139 0.10 1,093,011 100
   Percent Females 16.81 6.62 4.30 16.63
                               
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, 18-44 YEARS-OLD                    
   Males 61,415,109 91.30 (2) (2) 5,852,625 8.70 67,267,734 100
   Females 56,710,659 94.39 (2) (2) 3,367,902 5.61 60,078,560 100
   Total 118,125,768 92.76 (2) (2) 9,220,527 7.24 127,346,294 100
   Percent Females 48.01 36.53 47.18
       
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 (GED) certificate.  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 2019.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).  The military data in this table reflect enlisted members as of 30 September 2019.