THE 10TH ANNUAL AP REPORT TO THE NATION · SUBJECT SUPPLEMENT.
Comparative Government and Politics. •Taken by graduates during high school.
T H E 1 0 T H A N N U A L A P R E P O RT T O T H E N AT I O N · S U B J E C T S U P P L E M E N T
Comparative Government and Politics Change in AP Exam Participation and Performance Over Time ®
• Taken by graduates during high school • Taken by graduates during high school scoring 3+ NUMBER OF AP EXAMS
18k 16k
15,803
14k
14,187
12k 10k
SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS
11,314 9,588
8k
8,359
6k
6,422
5,658
4k
9,095
2k 0
2003
2008
2012
5
2003
2008
2012
2013
1,196 12.5%
1,945 17.2%
2,497 17.6%
2,723 17.2%
4
1,209 12.6%
2,203 19.5%
3,157 22.3%
3,327 21.1%
3
3,253 33.9%
2,274 20.1%
2,705 19.1%
3,045 19.3%
2
2,326 24.3%
2,444 21.6%
3,079 21.7%
3,670 23.2%
1
1,604 16.7%
2,448 21.6%
2,749 19.4%
3,038 19.2%
2013
G R A D U AT I N G C L A S S
G
RACE/ETHNICITY P E R C E N TA G E S
4.8 0.5 F
AP Exam Takers, Class of 2013
0.4
62.9 E
14.9 B 6.4 C
10.1 D
A
Indian/ • A American Alaska Native American/ • B Asian/Asian Pacific Islander • C Black/African American • D Hispanic/Latino • E White • F Other • G No Response
GENDER
49%
A PM ETXAAKM E RTSA K E R S P E R C E%N TOAFG A E PO EF X A
Exams Taken by Grade Level, Class of 2013 100%
80%
72.1%
60%
40%
19.1%
20%
8.8% 0% 9th
10th
11th
12th
GRADE LEVEL
Female
51% Male
Note: These data are for U.S. public schools only and reflect exams taken by members of a particular graduating class at any point in high school, as opposed to exams taken by all students in a given year’s exam administration. Due to rounding, percentages do not always add up to 100.0.
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