Table 3.4 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by World Region of Birth and Sex: March 1998 (Numbers in thousands. 1/ 2/) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | CENTRAL | | | | | | Total | EUROPE | ASIA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ |20,892| 100.0| 3,795| 100.0| 5,707| 100.0| 6,462| 100.0| 2,321| 100.0| 1,284| 100.0| 1,323| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 4,948| 23.7| 544| 14.3| 591| 10.4| 3,087| 47.8| 517| 22.3| 133| 10.4| 75| 5.7| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 2,256| 10.8| 249| 6.6| 364| 6.4| 1,119| 17.3| 323| 13.9| 115| 9.0| 85| 6.5| |High school graduate | 5,149| 24.6| 1,210| 31.9| 1,264| 22.2| 1,285| 19.9| 639| 27.5| 422| 32.8| 330| 24.9| |Some college or associate degree | 3,278| 15.7| 646| 17.0| 972| 17.0| 601| 9.3| 439| 18.9| 297| 23.2| 322| 24.4| |Bachelor's degree | 3,342| 16.0| 664| 17.5| 1,602| 28.1| 268| 4.2| 296| 12.7| 207| 16.1| 305| 23.0| |Advanced degree | 1,919| 9.2| 481| 12.7| 914| 16.0| 103| 1.6| 106| 4.6| 110| 8.5| 206| 15.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 7,204| 34.5| 794| 20.9| 955| 16.7| 4,206| 65.1| 841| 36.2| 248| 19.3| 160| 12.1| |High school graduate or more |13,688| 65.5| 3,001| 79.1| 4,752| 83.3| 2,256| 34.9| 1,480| 63.8| 1,036| 80.7| 1,163| 87.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree |15,632| 74.8| 2,650| 69.8| 3,191| 55.9| 6,091| 94.3| 1,919| 82.7| 968| 75.3| 813| 61.4| |Bachelor's degree or more | 5,261| 25.2| 1,145| 30.2| 2,516| 44.1| 371| 5.7| 402| 17.3| 317| 24.7| 511| 38.6| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | CENTRAL | | | | | | Total | EUROPE | ASIA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ |10,241| 100.0| 1,686| 100.0| 2,754| 100.0| 3,435| 100.0| 1,095| 100.0| 631| 100.0| 640| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,374| 23.2| 236| 14.0| 197| 7.2| 1,627| 47.4| 217| 19.8| 54| 8.6| 42| 6.5| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,095| 10.7| 104| 6.2| 161| 5.8| 608| 17.7| 142| 12.9| 44| 7.0| 36| 5.7| |High school graduate | 2,404| 23.5| 469| 27.8| 586| 21.3| 693| 20.2| 316| 28.9| 202| 31.9| 137| 21.5| |Some college or associate degree | 1,561| 15.2| 271| 16.1| 465| 16.9| 295| 8.6| 238| 21.7| 148| 23.4| 144| 22.6| |Bachelor's degree | 1,612| 15.7| 321| 19.0| 761| 27.6| 145| 4.2| 118| 10.7| 108| 17.0| 160| 25.0| |Advanced degree | 1,196| 11.7| 285| 16.9| 584| 21.2| 67| 1.9| 64| 5.9| 76| 12.0| 120| 18.8| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 3,469| 33.9| 340| 20.2| 358| 13.0| 2,235| 65.1| 359| 32.8| 98| 15.6| 78| 12.2| |High school graduate or more | 6,772| 66.1| 1,346| 79.8| 2,396| 87.0| 1,200| 34.9| 736| 67.2| 533| 84.4| 562| 87.8| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 7,433| 72.6| 1,080| 64.1| 1,409| 51.2| 3,223| 93.8| 913| 83.4| 448| 71.0| 360| 56.2| |Bachelor's degree or more | 2,807| 27.4| 606| 35.9| 1,345| 48.8| 212| 6.2| 182| 16.6| 183| 29.0| 280| 43.8| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | CENTRAL | | | | | | Total | EUROPE | ASIA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ |10,652| 100.0| 2,109| 100.0| 2,953| 100.0| 3,027| 100.0| 1,226| 100.0| 654| 100.0| 684| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,575| 24.2| 308| 14.6| 394| 13.3| 1,459| 48.2| 300| 24.5| 79| 12.1| 33| 4.9| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,161| 10.9| 145| 6.9| 203| 6.9| 511| 16.9| 182| 14.8| 71| 10.9| 49| 7.2| |High school graduate | 2,746| 25.8| 741| 35.1| 678| 23.0| 591| 19.5| 322| 26.3| 220| 33.7| 193| 28.2| |Some college or associate degree | 1,717| 16.1| 375| 17.8| 507| 17.2| 306| 10.1| 202| 16.5| 150| 22.9| 178| 26.0| |Bachelor's degree | 1,730| 16.2| 343| 16.3| 842| 28.5| 123| 4.1| 178| 14.5| 99| 15.2| 145| 21.2| |Advanced degree | 723| 6.8| 196| 9.3| 329| 11.2| 36| 1.2| 42| 3.4| 34| 5.2| 85| 12.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 3,736| 35.1| 453| 21.5| 597| 20.2| 1,971| 65.1| 482| 39.3| 150| 23.0| 82| 12.0| |High school graduate or more | 6,916| 64.9| 1,655| 78.5| 2,356| 79.8| 1,056| 34.9| 744| 60.7| 503| 77.0| 601| 88.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 8,199| 77.0| 1,570| 74.4| 1,782| 60.3| 2,868| 94.7| 1,006| 82.1| 520| 79.6| 453| 66.3| |Bachelor's degree or more | 2,453| 23.0| 539| 25.6| 1,171| 39.7| 160| 5.3| 220| 17.9| 133| 20.4| 231| 33.7| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico. Those born in 'Other Areas' are from Africa, Oceania, Bermuda and Canada. 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 1998 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000