Table 4.4 Educational Attainment and Sex of Latin American Foreign Born: March 1998 (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/ |10,067| 100.0| 6,462| 100.0| 2,321| 100.0| 1,284| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 3,738| 37.1| 3,087| 47.8| 517| 22.3| 133| 10.4| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,558| 15.5| 1,119| 17.3| 323| 13.9| 115| 9.0| |High school graduate | 2,345| 23.3| 1,285| 19.9| 639| 27.5| 422| 32.8| |Some college or associate degree | 1,337| 13.3| 601| 9.3| 439| 18.9| 297| 23.2| |Bachelor's degree | 771| 7.7| 268| 4.2| 296| 12.7| 207| 16.1| |Advanced degree | 319| 3.2| 103| 1.6| 106| 4.6| 110| 8.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 5,295| 52.6| 4,206| 65.1| 841| 36.2| 248| 19.3| |High school graduate or more | 4,772| 47.4| 2,256| 34.9| 1,480| 63.8| 1,036| 80.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 8,978| 89.2| 6,091| 94.3| 1,919| 82.7| 968| 75.3| |Bachelor's degree or more | 1,089| 10.8| 371| 5.7| 402| 17.3| 317| 24.7| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 5,160| 100.0| 3,435| 100.0| 1,095| 100.0| 631| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,899| 36.8| 1,627| 47.4| 217| 19.8| 54| 8.6| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 793| 15.4| 608| 17.7| 142| 12.9| 44| 7.0| |High school graduate | 1,211| 23.5| 693| 20.2| 316| 28.9| 202| 31.9| |Some college or associate degree | 680| 13.2| 295| 8.6| 238| 21.7| 148| 23.4| |Bachelor's degree | 370| 7.2| 145| 4.2| 118| 10.7| 108| 17.0| |Advanced degree | 207| 4.0| 67| 1.9| 64| 5.9| 76| 12.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,692| 52.2| 2,235| 65.1| 359| 32.8| 98| 15.6| |High school graduate or more | 2,469| 47.8| 1,200| 34.9| 736| 67.2| 533| 84.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 4,584| 88.8| 3,223| 93.8| 913| 83.4| 448| 71.0| |Bachelor's degree or more | 577| 11.2| 212| 6.2| 182| 16.6| 183| 29.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 4,907| 100.0| 3,027| 100.0| 1,226| 100.0| 654| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,839| 37.5| 1,459| 48.2| 300| 24.5| 79| 12.1| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 764| 15.6| 511| 16.9| 182| 14.8| 71| 10.9| |High school graduate | 1,134| 23.1| 591| 19.5| 322| 26.3| 220| 33.7| |Some college or associate degree | 657| 13.4| 306| 10.1| 202| 16.5| 150| 22.9| |Bachelor's degree | 401| 8.2| 123| 4.1| 178| 14.5| 99| 15.2| |Advanced degree | 112| 2.3| 36| 1.2| 42| 3.4| 34| 5.2| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,603| 53.1| 1,971| 65.1| 482| 39.3| 150| 23.0| |High school graduate or more | 2,304| 46.9| 1,056| 34.9| 744| 60.7| 503| 77.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 4,394| 89.6| 2,868| 94.7| 1,006| 82.1| 520| 79.6| |Bachelor's degree or more | 513| 10.4| 160| 5.3| 220| 17.9| 133| 20.4| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000