Table 4.4 Educational Attainment and Sex of Latin American Foreign Born: March 1996 (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/ | 8,992| 100.0| 5,913| 100.0| 2,050| 100.0| 1,029| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 3,499| 38.9| 2,946| 49.8| 429| 20.9| 125| 12.1| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,388| 15.4| 978| 16.5| 304| 14.8| 107| 10.4| |High school graduate | 1,988| 22.1| 1,126| 19.0| 550| 26.8| 312| 30.3| |Some college or associate degree | 1,325| 14.7| 606| 10.3| 469| 22.9| 249| 24.2| |Bachelor's degree | 581| 6.5| 214| 3.6| 203| 9.9| 164| 15.9| |Advanced degree | 211| 2.3| 44| 0.8| 94| 4.6| 72| 7.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 4,887| 54.4| 3,923| 66.3| 733| 35.7| 231| 22.5| |High school graduate or more | 4,105| 45.6| 1,990| 33.7| 1,317| 64.3| 797| 77.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 8,200| 91.2| 5,655| 95.6| 1,752| 85.5| 792| 77.0| |Bachelor's degree or more | 792| 8.8| 258| 4.4| 298| 14.5| 236| 23.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 4,492| 100.0| 3,132| 100.0| 904| 100.0| 455| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,783| 39.7| 1,567| 50.0| 176| 19.4| 41| 9.0| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 742| 16.5| 530| 16.9| 167| 18.4| 45| 9.8| |High school graduate | 968| 21.6| 618| 19.7| 211| 23.3| 139| 30.6| |Some college or associate degree | 627| 14.0| 287| 9.2| 220| 24.3| 120| 26.3| |Bachelor's degree | 238| 5.3| 101| 3.2| 74| 8.2| 63| 13.9| |Advanced degree | 134| 3.0| 29| 0.9| 58| 6.4| 47| 10.3| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,525| 56.2| 2,097| 66.9| 342| 37.8| 86| 18.9| |High school graduate or more | 1,967| 43.8| 1,035| 33.1| 562| 62.2| 370| 81.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 4,120| 91.7| 3,003| 95.9| 772| 85.4| 345| 75.7| |Bachelor's degree or more | 372| 8.3| 130| 4.1| 132| 14.6| 110| 24.3| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 4,499| 100.0| 2,780| 100.0| 1,146| 100.0| 573| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,715| 38.1| 1,379| 49.6| 253| 22.1| 83| 14.6| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 647| 14.4| 447| 16.1| 137| 12.0| 62| 10.8| |High school graduate | 1,019| 22.7| 507| 18.2| 340| 29.7| 172| 30.1| |Some college or associate degree | 698| 15.5| 319| 11.5| 250| 21.8| 130| 22.6| |Bachelor's degree | 343| 7.6| 113| 4.1| 129| 11.3| 100| 17.5| |Advanced degree | 77| 1.7| 15| 0.6| 36| 3.2| 25| 4.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,362| 52.5| 1,826| 65.7| 391| 34.1| 145| 25.4| |High school graduate or more | 2,137| 47.5| 954| 34.3| 755| 65.9| 428| 74.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 4,079| 90.7| 2,652| 95.4| 980| 85.5| 447| 78.1| |Bachelor's degree or more | 420| 9.3| 128| 4.6| 166| 14.5| 126| 21.9| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1996 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000