Males | Females | |
---|---|---|
1980 to 81 | 3503124 | 1853789 |
1981 to 82 | 3409081 | 1810671 |
1982 to 83 | 3355558 | 1779972 |
1983 to 84 | 3303599 | 1747346 |
1984 to 85 | 3354284 | 1757884 |
1985 to 86 | 3344275 | 1807121 |
1986 to 87 | 3364082 | 1836356 |
1987 to 88 | 3425777 | 1849684 |
1988 to 89 | 3416844 | 1839352 |
1989 to 90 | 3398192 | 1858659 |
1990 to 91 | 3406355 | 1892316 |
1991 to 92 | 3429853 | 1940801 |
1992 to 93 | 3416389 | 1997489 |
1993 to 94 | 3472967 | 2130315 |
1994 to 95 | 3536359 | 2240461 |
1995 to 96 | 3634052 | 2367936 |
1996 to 97 | 3706225 | 2474043 |
1997 to 98 | 3763120 | 2570333 |
1998 to 99 | 3832352 | 2652726 |
1999 to 00 | 3861749 | 2675874 |
2000 to 01 | 3921069 | 2784154 |
2001 to 02 | 3960517 | 2806998 |
2002 to 03 | 3988738 | 2856358 |
2003 to 04 | 4038253 | 2865299 |
2004 to 05 | 4110319 | 2908390 |
2005 to 06 | 4206549 | 2953355 |
2006 to 07 | 4321103 | 3021807 |
2007 to 08 | 4372115 | 3057266 |
2008 to 09 | 4422662 | 3114091 |
2009 to 10 | 4455740 | 3172637 |
Number of students
Sources:
census.gov
Since 1980, the number of high school girls playing sports has increased 71% while the number of boys has only increased 27%. Does the increase in girls playing sports represent the successful efforts to create equal opportunities for girls?