Table 6

Decomposition of Declines in Fraction Female in Top Rank Groups

Grade LevelAchievement LevelChange in % FemaleDecomposition of Decline
DropCont.GrowEntryMech.
AverageTop 5,000−3.1−0.4−1.2−3.6−1.13.5
    9 → 10Top 5,000−4.6−0.1−1.4−2.9−2.22.0
    10 → 11Top 5,000−2.3−0.4−1.1−3.7−0.83.8
    11 → 12Top 5,000−2.3−0.9−1.1−4.3−0.44.8
AverageTop 500−1.9−0.3−1.0−4.5−0.44.1
AverageTop 50−0.5−0.3−0.8−3.00.23.1