Table 3.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and World Region of Birth: March 2002 (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/ |25,790| 100.0| 3,969| 100.0| 6,879| 100.0|12,835| 100.0| 2,107| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 5,639| 21.9| 442| 11.1| 558| 8.1| 4,437| 34.6| 202| 9.6| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 2,821| 10.9| 192| 4.8| 353| 5.1| 2,099| 16.4| 177| 8.4| |High school graduate | 6,513| 25.3| 1,220| 30.8| 1,486| 21.6| 3,219| 25.1| 588| 27.9| |Some college or associate degree | 3,987| 15.5| 737| 18.6| 1,119| 16.3| 1,696| 13.2| 435| 20.7| |Bachelor's degree | 4,381| 17.0| 735| 18.5| 2,149| 31.2| 1,043| 8.1| 454| 21.6| |Advanced degree | 2,448| 9.5| 642| 16.2| 1,215| 17.7| 341| 2.7| 251| 11.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 8,460| 32.8| 634| 16.0| 911| 13.2| 6,536| 50.9| 379| 18.0| |High school graduate or more |17,330| 67.2| 3,335| 84.0| 5,968| 86.8| 6,299| 49.1| 1,728| 82.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree |18,961| 73.5| 2,592| 65.3| 3,515| 51.1|11,451| 89.2| 1,402| 66.6| |Bachelor's degree or more | 6,830| 26.5| 1,377| 34.7| 3,364| 48.9| 1,384| 10.8| 705| 33.4| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated (9/26/02)) Table 3.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and World Region of Birth: March 2002 (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/ |12,760| 100.0| 1,812| 100.0| 3,238| 100.0| 6,656| 100.0| 1,054| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,805| 22.0| 186| 10.3| 178| 5.5| 2,347| 35.3| 93| 8.8| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,447| 11.3| 71| 3.9| 180| 5.6| 1,119| 16.8| 78| 7.4| |High school graduate | 3,043| 23.8| 516| 28.5| 634| 19.6| 1,626| 24.4| 266| 25.2| |Some college or associate degree | 1,896| 14.9| 315| 17.4| 513| 15.8| 868| 13.0| 200| 19.0| |Bachelor's degree | 2,131| 16.7| 379| 20.9| 978| 30.2| 520| 7.8| 254| 24.1| |Advanced degree | 1,438| 11.3| 344| 19.0| 756| 23.3| 175| 2.6| 163| 15.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 4,252| 33.3| 257| 14.2| 358| 11.1| 3,467| 52.1| 171| 16.2| |High school graduate or more | 8,508| 66.7| 1,555| 85.8| 2,881| 88.9| 3,189| 47.9| 883| 83.8| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 9,191| 72.0| 1,088| 60.1| 1,505| 46.5| 5,961| 89.6| 637| 60.5| |Bachelor's degree or more | 3,569| 28.0| 724| 39.9| 1,734| 53.5| 695| 10.4| 417| 39.5| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated (9/26/02)) Table 3.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and World Region of Birth: March 2002 (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/ |13,030| 100.0| 2,157| 100.0| 3,641| 100.0| 6,179| 100.0| 1,053| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,834| 21.8| 256| 11.9| 380| 10.4| 2,089| 33.8| 109| 10.3| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,374| 10.5| 121| 5.6| 173| 4.8| 980| 15.9| 100| 9.5| |High school graduate | 3,470| 26.6| 704| 32.6| 852| 23.4| 1,593| 25.8| 322| 30.6| |Some college or associate degree | 2,091| 16.0| 422| 19.6| 606| 16.6| 828| 13.4| 235| 22.3| |Bachelor's degree | 2,251| 17.3| 356| 16.5| 1,171| 32.2| 523| 8.5| 201| 19.0| |Advanced degree | 1,010| 7.8| 298| 13.8| 459| 12.6| 166| 2.7| 88| 8.3| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 4,208| 32.3| 377| 17.5| 553| 15.2| 3,069| 49.7| 209| 19.8| |High school graduate or more | 8,822| 67.7| 1,780| 82.5| 3,088| 84.8| 3,110| 50.3| 845| 80.2| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 9,769| 75.0| 1,503| 69.7| 2,011| 55.2| 5,490| 88.8| 765| 72.6| |Bachelor's degree or more | 3,261| 25.0| 654| 30.3| 1,630| 44.8| 689| 11.2| 288| 27.4| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated (9/26/02))