Table 3.4 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by World Region of Birth and Sex: March 1999 (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/ |21,193| 100.0| 3,727| 100.0| 5,843| 100.0| 6,655| 100.0| 2,328| 100.0| 1,279| 100.0| 1,362| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 4,878| 23.0| 541| 14.5| 547| 9.4| 3,050| 45.8| 499| 21.4| 140| 11.0| 101| 7.4| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 2,391| 11.3| 229| 6.1| 425| 7.3| 1,200| 18.0| 308| 13.2| 132| 10.3| 98| 7.2| |High school graduate | 5,179| 24.4| 1,138| 30.5| 1,229| 21.0| 1,388| 20.9| 694| 29.8| 398| 31.1| 333| 24.4| |Some college or associate degree | 3,351| 15.8| 700| 18.8| 993| 17.0| 630| 9.5| 448| 19.2| 270| 21.1| 309| 22.7| |Bachelor's degree | 3,352| 15.8| 675| 18.1| 1,643| 28.1| 266| 4.0| 255| 11.0| 231| 18.1| 281| 20.7| |Advanced degree | 2,042| 9.6| 444| 11.9| 1,006| 17.2| 120| 1.8| 124| 5.3| 108| 8.5| 239| 17.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 7,269| 34.3| 769| 20.6| 972| 16.6| 4,250| 63.9| 807| 34.7| 272| 21.3| 199| 14.6| |High school graduate or more |13,924| 65.7| 2,957| 79.4| 4,871| 83.4| 2,405| 36.1| 1,521| 65.3| 1,007| 78.7| 1,163| 85.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree |15,800| 74.6| 2,607| 70.0| 3,194| 54.7| 6,268| 94.2| 1,949| 83.7| 940| 73.5| 841| 61.8| |Bachelor's degree or more | 5,393| 25.4| 1,119| 30.0| 2,648| 45.3| 387| 5.8| 379| 16.3| 339| 26.5| 521| 38.2| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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/ |10,304| 100.0| 1,722| 100.0| 2,765| 100.0| 3,493| 100.0| 1,037| 100.0| 587| 100.0| 700| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,369| 23.0| 240| 14.0| 196| 7.1| 1,606| 46.0| 214| 20.6| 56| 9.6| 56| 7.9| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,176| 11.4| 112| 6.5| 187| 6.8| 639| 18.3| 135| 13.0| 58| 9.9| 45| 6.4| |High school graduate | 2,371| 23.0| 460| 26.7| 505| 18.3| 730| 20.9| 330| 31.8| 178| 30.2| 168| 24.0| |Some college or associate degree | 1,552| 15.1| 305| 17.7| 488| 17.7| 320| 9.2| 183| 17.7| 117| 19.9| 139| 19.9| |Bachelor's degree | 1,578| 15.3| 338| 19.6| 755| 27.3| 124| 3.5| 104| 10.0| 115| 19.6| 142| 20.2| |Advanced degree | 1,259| 12.2| 267| 15.5| 633| 22.9| 73| 2.1| 71| 6.9| 64| 10.9| 150| 21.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 3,545| 34.4| 352| 20.4| 383| 13.9| 2,246| 64.3| 349| 33.6| 114| 19.5| 100| 14.4| |High school graduate or more | 6,760| 65.6| 1,370| 79.6| 2,381| 86.1| 1,247| 35.7| 688| 66.4| 473| 80.5| 599| 85.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 7,467| 72.5| 1,117| 64.8| 1,376| 49.8| 3,296| 94.3| 862| 83.1| 409| 69.6| 408| 58.3| |Bachelor's degree or more | 2,837| 27.5| 605| 35.2| 1,388| 50.2| 197| 5.7| 175| 16.9| 179| 30.4| 292| 41.7| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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/ |10,889| 100.0| 2,004| 100.0| 3,078| 100.0| 3,162| 100.0| 1,291| 100.0| 692| 100.0| 662| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,509| 23.0| 300| 15.0| 351| 11.4| 1,444| 45.7| 285| 22.1| 84| 12.1| 45| 6.8| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,215| 11.2| 117| 5.8| 238| 7.7| 560| 17.7| 174| 13.4| 74| 10.6| 53| 8.0| |High school graduate | 2,809| 25.8| 678| 33.8| 724| 23.5| 658| 20.8| 364| 28.2| 220| 31.9| 165| 24.9| |Some college or associate degree | 1,800| 16.5| 396| 19.7| 506| 16.4| 311| 9.8| 265| 20.5| 153| 22.1| 170| 25.7| |Bachelor's degree | 1,774| 16.3| 337| 16.8| 887| 28.8| 142| 4.5| 151| 11.7| 116| 16.8| 140| 21.1| |Advanced degree | 782| 7.2| 177| 8.8| 373| 12.1| 47| 1.5| 52| 4.1| 45| 6.4| 89| 13.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 3,725| 34.2| 417| 20.8| 589| 19.1| 2,004| 63.4| 459| 35.5| 158| 22.8| 98| 14.9| |High school graduate or more | 7,165| 65.8| 1,587| 79.2| 2,489| 80.9| 1,158| 36.6| 833| 64.5| 534| 77.2| 564| 85.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 8,333| 76.5| 1,490| 74.4| 1,818| 59.1| 2,973| 94.0| 1,087| 84.2| 531| 76.8| 433| 65.5| |Bachelor's degree or more | 2,556| 23.5| 514| 25.6| 1,260| 40.9| 189| 6.0| 204| 15.8| 160| 23.2| 229| 34.5| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000