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Projections of Education Statistics to 2012, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES):

• Public elementary and secondary enrollment is projected to increase 9 percent in the West and 1 percent in the South. Over the same period, in the Northeast and Midwest, enrollment is projected to decrease 5 and 4 percent, respectively.
• Enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions is projected to increase from 15.3 million in 2000 to 17.7 million, an increase of 15 percent.
• Graduates from public and private high schools are projected to increase from 2.8 million to 3.1 million, an increase of 9 percent.
• The number of bachelor's degrees is expected to increase from 1,237,875 in 1999-2000 to 1,437,000, an increase of 16 percent.

For additional information, visit the NCES Web site at nces.ed.gov.