Table 4.4 Educational Attainment and Sex of Latin American Foreign Born: March 1997 (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/ | 9,696| 100.0| 6,201| 100.0| 2,269| 100.0| 1,225| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 3,606| 37.2| 2,955| 47.7| 512| 22.5| 139| 11.4| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,529| 15.8| 1,052| 17.0| 342| 15.1| 135| 11.0| |High school graduate | 2,161| 22.3| 1,185| 19.1| 621| 27.4| 354| 28.9| |Some college or associate degree | 1,422| 14.7| 661| 10.7| 452| 19.9| 309| 25.2| |Bachelor's degree | 690| 7.1| 272| 4.4| 235| 10.4| 183| 14.9| |Advanced degree | 288| 3.0| 76| 1.2| 107| 4.7| 105| 8.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 5,135| 53.0| 4,007| 64.6| 854| 37.6| 274| 22.4| |High school graduate or more | 4,561| 47.0| 2,194| 35.4| 1,416| 62.4| 951| 77.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 8,718| 89.9| 5,854| 94.4| 1,927| 84.9| 937| 76.5| |Bachelor's degree or more | 978| 10.1| 348| 5.6| 342| 15.1| 288| 23.5| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 4,946| 100.0| 3,310| 100.0| 1,062| 100.0| 574| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,847| 37.3| 1,572| 47.5| 218| 20.5| 57| 10.0| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 821| 16.6| 576| 17.4| 185| 17.4| 60| 10.5| |High school graduate | 1,052| 21.3| 630| 19.0| 275| 25.9| 148| 25.7| |Some college or associate degree | 728| 14.7| 359| 10.9| 214| 20.1| 155| 27.0| |Bachelor's degree | 323| 6.5| 126| 3.8| 117| 11.0| 80| 14.0| |Advanced degree | 175| 3.5| 47| 1.4| 54| 5.1| 74| 12.8| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,668| 53.9| 2,148| 64.9| 402| 37.9| 117| 20.4| |High school graduate or more | 2,278| 46.1| 1,162| 35.1| 660| 62.1| 456| 79.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 4,448| 89.9| 3,137| 94.8| 891| 83.9| 420| 73.1| |Bachelor's degree or more | 498| 10.1| 173| 5.2| 171| 16.1| 154| 26.9| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 4,750| 100.0| 2,891| 100.0| 1,207| 100.0| 652| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,759| 37.0| 1,383| 47.8| 294| 24.4| 82| 12.6| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 708| 14.9| 476| 16.5| 157| 13.0| 75| 11.5| |High school graduate | 1,108| 23.3| 556| 19.2| 346| 28.7| 207| 31.7| |Some college or associate degree | 694| 14.6| 302| 10.4| 238| 19.7| 154| 23.6| |Bachelor's degree | 367| 7.7| 146| 5.1| 118| 9.8| 102| 15.7| |Advanced degree | 113| 2.4| 29| 1.0| 53| 4.4| 32| 4.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,467| 51.9| 1,859| 64.3| 451| 37.4| 157| 24.1| |High school graduate or more | 2,283| 48.1| 1,032| 35.7| 756| 62.6| 495| 75.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 4,270| 89.9| 2,716| 94.0| 1,036| 85.8| 518| 79.5| |Bachelor's degree or more | 480| 10.1| 175| 6.0| 171| 14.2| 134| 20.5| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1997 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000