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U.S. student certificated pilots - number 1990-2017

Number of student pilot certificates issued in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (in thousands)

The data describes the number of student pilot certificates issued in the U.S. from 1990 through 2017. In 2017, there were over 149,000 active student pilots in the U.S.

1990	128.66
1995	101.28
2000	93.06
2005	87.21
2006	84.87
2007	84.34
2008	80.99
2009	72.28
2010	119.12
2011	118.66
2012	119.95
2013	120.29
2014	120.55
2015	122.73
2016	128.5
2017	149.12

U.S. student certificated pilots - number 1990-2017

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