Table 4.4 Educational Attainment and Sex of Latin American Foreign Born: March 1995 (Numbers in thousands. 1/ 2/) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 8,507| 100.0| 5,683| 100.0| 1,868| 100.0| 956| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 3,459| 40.7| 2,928| 51.5| 426| 22.8| 106| 11.1| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,196| 14.1| 911| 16.0| 210| 11.3| 75| 7.8| |High school graduate | 1,898| 22.3| 1,014| 17.8| 554| 29.6| 331| 34.6| |Some college or associate degree | 1,178| 13.8| 569| 10.0| 362| 19.4| 247| 25.9| |Bachelor's degree | 545| 6.4| 207| 3.6| 207| 11.1| 132| 13.8| |Advanced degree | 230| 2.7| 55| 1.0| 110| 5.9| 66| 6.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 4,655| 54.7| 3,839| 67.5| 636| 34.0| 181| 18.9| |High school graduate or more | 3,852| 45.3| 1,844| 32.5| 1,232| 66.0| 776| 81.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 7,731| 90.9| 5,421| 95.4| 1,551| 83.0| 758| 79.3| |Bachelor's degree or more | 776| 9.1| 261| 4.6| 317| 17.0| 198| 20.7| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 4,313| 100.0| 3,046| 100.0| 826| 100.0| 442| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,760| 40.8| 1,560| 51.2| 165| 20.0| 35| 8.0| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 614| 14.2| 505| 16.6| 77| 9.3| 32| 7.3| |High school graduate | 946| 21.9| 541| 17.8| 258| 31.2| 147| 33.2| |Some college or associate degree | 565| 13.1| 289| 9.5| 158| 19.1| 117| 26.6| |Bachelor's degree | 272| 6.3| 109| 3.6| 92| 11.1| 71| 16.1| |Advanced degree | 157| 3.6| 42| 1.4| 77| 9.3| 39| 8.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,374| 55.0| 2,065| 67.8| 242| 29.3| 68| 15.3| |High school graduate or more | 1,939| 45.0| 981| 32.2| 584| 70.7| 374| 84.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 3,884| 90.1| 2,895| 95.1| 657| 79.6| 332| 75.1| |Bachelor's degree or more | 429| 9.9| 151| 4.9| 169| 20.4| 110| 24.9| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 4,194| 100.0| 2,637| 100.0| 1,042| 100.0| 514| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,699| 40.5| 1,368| 51.9| 261| 25.0| 70| 13.7| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 582| 13.9| 406| 15.4| 134| 12.8| 42| 8.2| |High school graduate | 953| 22.7| 473| 17.9| 296| 28.4| 184| 35.7| |Some college or associate degree | 613| 14.6| 280| 10.6| 203| 19.5| 130| 25.2| |Bachelor's degree | 274| 6.5| 98| 3.7| 115| 11.0| 61| 11.8| |Advanced degree | 73| 1.7| 13| 0.5| 33| 3.2| 27| 5.3| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,281| 54.4| 1,774| 67.3| 394| 37.8| 113| 21.9| |High school graduate or more | 1,913| 45.6| 863| 32.7| 648| 62.2| 402| 78.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 3,847| 91.7| 2,526| 95.8| 894| 85.8| 427| 82.9| |Bachelor's degree or more | 347| 8.3| 111| 4.2| 148| 14.2| 88| 17.1| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico. 2/ Age 25 years and over. 3/ Years of school completed, not attended. SOURCE: Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census Current Population Survey, March 1995 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000