Table 3.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and World Region of Birth: March 2001 (Numbers in thousands. 1/ 2/) Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | FOREIGN BORN | EUROPE | ASIA |LATIN AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ |25,152| 100.0| 3,886| 100.0| 7,083| 100.0|12,007| 100.0| 2,177| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 5,383| 21.4| 407| 10.5| 590| 8.3| 4,156| 34.6| 230| 10.6| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 2,722| 10.8| 238| 6.1| 372| 5.3| 1,909| 15.9| 203| 9.3| |High school graduate | 6,118| 24.3| 1,117| 28.8| 1,450| 20.5| 3,016| 25.1| 536| 24.6| |Some college or associate degree | 4,075| 16.2| 784| 20.2| 1,240| 17.5| 1,614| 13.4| 437| 20.1| |Bachelor's degree | 4,425| 17.6| 761| 19.6| 2,206| 31.1| 968| 8.1| 491| 22.5| |Advanced degree | 2,428| 9.7| 578| 14.9| 1,225| 17.3| 344| 2.9| 281| 12.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 8,106| 32.2| 645| 16.6| 962| 13.6| 6,066| 50.5| 433| 19.9| |High school graduate or more |17,047| 67.8| 3,241| 83.4| 6,121| 86.4| 5,941| 49.5| 1,744| 80.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree |18,299| 72.8| 2,546| 65.5| 3,652| 51.6|10,695| 89.1| 1,406| 64.6| |Bachelor's degree or more | 6,853| 27.2| 1,339| 34.5| 3,431| 48.4| 1,312| 10.9| 772| 35.4| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Latin 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: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division Table 3.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and World Region of Birth: March 2001 (Numbers in thousands. 1/ 2/) Male -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | FOREIGN BORN | EUROPE | ASIA |LATIN AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ |12,482| 100.0| 1,752| 100.0| 3,366| 100.0| 6,208| 100.0| 1,156| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,672| 21.4| 156| 8.9| 184| 5.5| 2,202| 35.5| 131| 11.3| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,401| 11.2| 113| 6.5| 176| 5.2| 1,018| 16.4| 92| 8.0| |High school graduate | 2,859| 22.9| 467| 26.7| 597| 17.7| 1,534| 24.7| 261| 22.5| |Some college or associate degree | 1,927| 15.4| 335| 19.1| 582| 17.3| 789| 12.7| 220| 19.1| |Bachelor's degree | 2,177| 17.4| 370| 21.1| 1,053| 31.3| 487| 7.8| 266| 23.0| |Advanced degree | 1,447| 11.6| 310| 17.7| 773| 23.0| 178| 2.9| 186| 16.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 4,073| 32.6| 269| 15.4| 360| 10.7| 3,220| 51.9| 223| 19.3| |High school graduate or more | 8,410| 67.4| 1,483| 84.6| 3,005| 89.3| 2,988| 48.1| 933| 80.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 8,858| 71.0| 1,072| 61.2| 1,539| 45.7| 5,543| 89.3| 704| 60.9| |Bachelor's degree or more | 3,624| 29.0| 681| 38.8| 1,826| 54.3| 665| 10.7| 452| 39.1| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Latin 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: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division Table 3.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and World Region of Birth: March 2001 (Numbers in thousands. 1/ 2/) Female -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | FOREIGN BORN | EUROPE | ASIA |LATIN AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |---------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total 3/ |12,670| 100.0| 2,133| 100.0| 3,717| 100.0| 5,799| 100.0| 1,021| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,711| 21.4| 251| 11.8| 405| 10.9| 1,955| 33.7| 100| 9.8| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,322| 10.4| 125| 5.9| 196| 5.3| 891| 15.4| 111| 10.8| |High school graduate | 3,260| 25.7| 650| 30.5| 853| 23.0| 1,481| 25.5| 275| 26.9| |Some college or associate degree | 2,148| 17.0| 449| 21.1| 658| 17.7| 825| 14.2| 217| 21.2| |Bachelor's degree | 2,249| 17.7| 390| 18.3| 1,153| 31.0| 481| 8.3| 225| 22.0| |Advanced degree | 981| 7.7| 268| 12.6| 452| 12.2| 166| 2.9| 95| 9.3| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 4,033| 31.8| 376| 17.6| 601| 16.2| 2,846| 49.1| 210| 20.6| |High school graduate or more | 8,637| 68.2| 1,758| 82.4| 3,116| 83.8| 2,953| 50.9| 811| 79.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 9,441| 74.5| 1,475| 69.1| 2,112| 56.8| 5,152| 88.8| 702| 68.7| |Bachelor's degree or more | 3,229| 25.5| 658| 30.9| 1,605| 43.2| 647| 11.2| 319| 31.3| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Latin 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: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division