.. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 3
G. .. .. .. .. .. 3 1 1 .. 5
8
9 B. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 .. 0
G. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
1
Tot. B. 17 125 204 191 104 32 16 3 2 694
G. 12 170 315 253 175 92 29 16 1 1063
1757
Table VI reads similarly to Table V. The distribution of the age totals
for the pupils dropping out gives us medians which, for both boys and
girls, fall within the 17-year group for the failing pupils, but within
the 16-year group for the non-failing pupils. For Table V the mode of
the distribution is at 17, but for Table VI it is at 15. The
percentages of dropping out for each age group are given below. First,
all the pupils of Tables V and VI are grouped together for this
purpose, then the boys and the girls for Tables V and VI are considered
separately to facilitate the comparison of facts.
PERCENTAGES IN EACH AGE GROUP OF THE TOTAL NUMBER DROPPING OUT
Ages 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Per Cent 0.8 9.5 20.7 24.2 21.0 13.3 6.8 2.4 1.2
It is readily seen from the above percentages that, as would be
expected, the drop-outs are most frequent for the very ages which are
most common in the high school.
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