Table 4.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and Region of Birth: March 2001 (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/ |12,007| 100.0| 2,444| 100.0| 7,991| 100.0| 1,571| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 4,156| 34.6| 432| 17.7| 3,577| 44.8| 147| 9.4| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,909| 15.9| 321| 13.1| 1,456| 18.2| 133| 8.5| |High school graduate | 3,016| 25.1| 828| 33.9| 1,661| 20.8| 527| 33.5| |Some college or associate degree | 1,614| 13.4| 454| 18.6| 822| 10.3| 338| 21.5| |Bachelor's degree | 968| 8.1| 288| 11.8| 377| 4.7| 303| 19.3| |Advanced degree | 344| 2.9| 121| 4.9| 100| 1.2| 123| 7.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 6,066| 50.5| 753| 30.8| 5,032| 63.0| 280| 17.9| |High school graduate or more | 5,941| 49.5| 1,691| 69.2| 2,959| 37.0| 1,291| 82.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree |10,695| 89.1| 2,036| 83.3| 7,515| 94.0| 1,145| 72.9| |Bachelor's degree or more | 1,312| 10.9| 409| 16.7| 477| 6.0| 426| 27.1| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated --1/2/03) Table 4.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and Region of Birth: March 2001 (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/ | 6,208| 100.0| 1,125| 100.0| 4,341| 100.0| 742| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,202| 35.5| 193| 17.2| 1,941| 44.7| 68| 9.1| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,018| 16.4| 133| 11.8| 823| 19.0| 63| 8.5| |High school graduate | 1,534| 24.7| 387| 34.4| 907| 20.9| 239| 32.3| |Some college or associate degree | 789| 12.7| 215| 19.1| 410| 9.5| 163| 22.0| |Bachelor's degree | 487| 7.8| 139| 12.3| 201| 4.6| 147| 19.9| |Advanced degree | 178| 2.9| 57| 5.1| 60| 1.4| 61| 8.2| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 3,220| 51.9| 327| 29.0| 2,763| 63.7| 130| 17.6| |High school graduate or more | 2,988| 48.1| 799| 71.0| 1,578| 36.3| 611| 82.4| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 5,543| 89.3| 929| 82.6| 4,081| 94.0| 533| 71.9| |Bachelor's degree or more | 665| 10.7| 196| 17.4| 260| 6.0| 208| 28.1| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated --1/2/03) Table 4.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and Region of Birth: March 2001 (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/ | 5,799| 100.0| 1,319| 100.0| 3,650| 100.0| 830| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 1,955| 33.7| 239| 18.1| 1,636| 44.8| 80| 9.6| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 891| 15.4| 187| 14.2| 633| 17.3| 70| 8.5| |High school graduate | 1,481| 25.5| 441| 33.4| 753| 20.6| 287| 34.6| |Some college or associate degree | 825| 14.2| 239| 18.1| 411| 11.3| 174| 21.0| |Bachelor's degree | 481| 8.3| 149| 11.3| 176| 4.8| 156| 18.7| |Advanced degree | 166| 2.9| 64| 4.8| 40| 1.1| 62| 7.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 2,846| 49.1| 426| 32.3| 2,269| 62.2| 150| 18.1| |High school graduate or more | 2,953| 50.9| 893| 67.7| 1,381| 37.8| 680| 81.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 5,152| 88.8| 1,106| 83.9| 3,434| 94.1| 612| 73.7| |Bachelor's degree or more | 647| 11.2| 213| 16.1| 216| 5.9| 218| 26.3| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated --1/2/03)