Table 4.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and Region of Birth: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/ 2/) Total ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | | CENTRAL | | | |LATIN AMERICA | CARIBBEAN | AMERICA |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ |11,394| 100.0| 2,419| 100.0| 7,452| 100.0| 1,523| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 3,886| 34.1| 415| 17.2| 3,317| 44.5| 154| 10.1| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,827| 16.0| 345| 14.3| 1,327| 17.8| 155| 10.2| |High school graduate | 2,864| 25.1| 729| 30.2| 1,654| 22.2| 481| 31.6| |Some college or associate degree | 1,550| 13.6| 459| 19.0| 753| 10.1| 338| 22.2| |Bachelor's degree | 872| 7.7| 316| 13.0| 297| 4.0| 259| 17.0| |Advanced degree | 395| 3.5| 154| 6.4| 105| 1.4| 136| 8.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 5,713| 50.1| 760| 31.4| 4,644| 62.3| 309| 20.3| |High school graduate or more | 5,681| 49.9| 1,659| 68.6| 2,808| 37.7| 1,215| 79.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree |10,127| 88.9| 1,949| 80.6| 7,051| 94.6| 1,128| 74.0| |Bachelor's degree or more | 1,267| 11.1| 470| 19.4| 401| 5.4| 396| 26.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000 (reweighted) Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated 1/6/03) Table 4.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and Region of Birth: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/ 2/) Male ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | | CENTRAL | | | |LATIN AMERICA | CARIBBEAN | AMERICA |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 5,802| 100.0| 1,097| 100.0| 4,001| 100.0| 704| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,984| 34.2| 177| 16.1| 1,744| 43.6| 64| 9.0| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 976| 16.8| 166| 15.1| 739| 18.5| 71| 10.0| |High school graduate | 1,449| 25.0| 305| 27.8| 922| 23.0| 222| 31.5| |Some college or associate degree | 735| 12.7| 195| 17.7| 392| 9.8| 149| 21.1| |Bachelor's degree | 431| 7.4| 172| 15.7| 138| 3.5| 121| 17.1| |Advanced degree | 227| 3.9| 82| 7.5| 66| 1.6| 79| 11.2| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,960| 51.0| 343| 31.2| 2,483| 62.1| 134| 19.1| |High school graduate or more | 2,842| 49.0| 754| 68.8| 1,518| 37.9| 570| 80.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 5,144| 88.7| 843| 76.8| 3,797| 94.9| 505| 71.7| |Bachelor's degree or more | 658| 11.3| 254| 23.2| 204| 5.1| 199| 28.3| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000 (reweighted) Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated 1/6/03) Table 4.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and Region of Birth: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/ 2/) Female ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | | CENTRAL | | | |LATIN AMERICA | CARIBBEAN | AMERICA |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ | 5,592| 100.0| 1,322| 100.0| 3,451| 100.0| 819| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,902| 34.0| 238| 18.0| 1,573| 45.6| 90| 11.0| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 851| 15.2| 180| 13.6| 588| 17.0| 84| 10.2| |High school graduate | 1,415| 25.3| 424| 32.1| 732| 21.2| 259| 31.6| |Some college or associate degree | 814| 14.6| 265| 20.0| 360| 10.4| 189| 23.1| |Bachelor's degree | 441| 7.9| 144| 10.9| 158| 4.6| 139| 16.9| |Advanced degree | 168| 3.0| 72| 5.4| 39| 1.1| 57| 7.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,753| 49.2| 418| 31.6| 2,161| 62.6| 174| 21.3| |High school graduate or more | 2,839| 50.8| 904| 68.4| 1,290| 37.4| 645| 78.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 4,983| 89.1| 1,107| 83.7| 3,254| 94.3| 623| 76.0| |Bachelor's degree or more | 609| 10.9| 216| 16.3| 197| 5.7| 196| 24.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000 (reweighted) Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated 1/6/03)