Table 4.4 Educational Attainment and Sex of Latin American Foreign Born: March 1999 (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/ |10,262| 100.0| 6,655| 100.0| 2,328| 100.0| 1,279| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 3,689| 36.0| 3,050| 45.8| 499| 21.4| 140| 11.0| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,639| 16.0| 1,200| 18.0| 308| 13.2| 132| 10.3| |High school graduate | 2,480| 24.2| 1,388| 20.9| 694| 29.8| 398| 31.1| |Some college or associate degree | 1,348| 13.1| 630| 9.5| 448| 19.2| 270| 21.1| |Bachelor's degree | 752| 7.3| 266| 4.0| 255| 11.0| 231| 18.1| |Advanced degree | 352| 3.4| 120| 1.8| 124| 5.3| 108| 8.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 5,329| 51.9| 4,250| 63.9| 807| 34.7| 272| 21.3| |High school graduate or more | 4,933| 48.1| 2,405| 36.1| 1,521| 65.3| 1,007| 78.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 9,157| 89.2| 6,268| 94.2| 1,949| 83.7| 940| 73.5| |Bachelor's degree or more | 1,105| 10.8| 387| 5.8| 379| 16.3| 339| 26.5| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 5,118| 100.0| 3,493| 100.0| 1,037| 100.0| 587| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,877| 36.7| 1,606| 46.0| 214| 20.6| 56| 9.6| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 832| 16.3| 639| 18.3| 135| 13.0| 58| 9.9| |High school graduate | 1,238| 24.2| 730| 20.9| 330| 31.8| 178| 30.2| |Some college or associate degree | 620| 12.1| 320| 9.2| 183| 17.7| 117| 19.9| |Bachelor's degree | 343| 6.7| 124| 3.5| 104| 10.0| 115| 19.6| |Advanced degree | 209| 4.1| 73| 2.1| 71| 6.9| 64| 10.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,709| 52.9| 2,246| 64.3| 349| 33.6| 114| 19.5| |High school graduate or more | 2,409| 47.1| 1,247| 35.7| 688| 66.4| 473| 80.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 4,566| 89.2| 3,296| 94.3| 862| 83.1| 409| 69.6| |Bachelor's degree or more | 551| 10.8| 197| 5.7| 175| 16.9| 179| 30.4| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 5,145| 100.0| 3,162| 100.0| 1,291| 100.0| 692| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,813| 35.2| 1,444| 45.7| 285| 22.1| 84| 12.1| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 807| 15.7| 560| 17.7| 174| 13.4| 74| 10.6| |High school graduate | 1,243| 24.2| 658| 20.8| 364| 28.2| 220| 31.9| |Some college or associate degree | 729| 14.2| 311| 9.8| 265| 20.5| 153| 22.1| |Bachelor's degree | 410| 8.0| 142| 4.5| 151| 11.7| 116| 16.8| |Advanced degree | 144| 2.8| 47| 1.5| 52| 4.1| 45| 6.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,620| 50.9| 2,004| 63.4| 459| 35.5| 158| 22.8| |High school graduate or more | 2,525| 49.1| 1,158| 36.6| 833| 64.5| 534| 77.2| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than Bachelor's degree | 4,591| 89.2| 2,973| 94.0| 1,087| 84.2| 531| 76.8| |Bachelor's degree or more | 553| 10.8| 189| 6.0| 204| 15.8| 160| 23.2| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000