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Asian boys' share of AP computer science exam takers relative to their share of US students, 2024; Asian girls 4.20

What the chart shows

Relative to their share of US students, Asian boys are the most overrepresented group among AP computer science exam takers in 2024, at 7.78, followed by Asian girls (4.20). Multiracial boys (1.25) and white boys (1.13) are also above parity.

Every other group of girls is underrepresented: white and Hispanic or Latino girls at 0.42, Black girls at 0.35 and Native American girls at 0.11. Among boys, Hispanic (0.84), Black (0.59), Native American (0.35) and Pacific Islander (0.34) students are below parity.

Key numbers

MeasureValue
Asian boys7.78
Asian girls4.20
White boys1.13
White girls0.42
Black girls0.35
Native American/Alaskan girls0.11

How to read it

  • Each value is a group’s share of 2024 AP computer science exam takers divided by its share of the US student population; 1 means proportional representation.
  • The data file lists every value twice, once under 2024 and once by gender; the chart uses the rows labelled by gender.
Source: Code.org, 2025, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 7.3.16: AP computer science exam participation vs. national demographics by race/ethnicity, 2024. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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