Table 4.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and Region of Birth: March 2002 (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/ |12,835| 100.0| 2,594| 100.0| 8,634| 100.0| 1,606| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 4,437| 34.6| 478| 18.4| 3,796| 44.0| 163| 10.2| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 2,099| 16.4| 342| 13.2| 1,613| 18.7| 144| 8.9| |High school graduate | 3,219| 25.1| 868| 33.4| 1,825| 21.1| 527| 32.8| |Some college or associate degree | 1,696| 13.2| 478| 18.4| 882| 10.2| 336| 20.9| |Bachelor's degree | 1,043| 8.1| 321| 12.4| 396| 4.6| 326| 20.3| |Advanced degree | 341| 2.7| 109| 4.2| 122| 1.4| 110| 6.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 6,536| 50.9| 819| 31.6| 5,410| 62.7| 307| 19.1| |High school graduate or more | 6,299| 49.1| 1,775| 68.4| 3,225| 37.3| 1,299| 80.9| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree |11,451| 89.2| 2,165| 83.4| 8,117| 94.0| 1,169| 72.8| |Bachelor's degree or more | 1,384| 10.8| 430| 16.6| 518| 6.0| 436| 27.2| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated -- 9/24/02) Table 4.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and Region of Birth: March 2002 (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/ | 6,656| 100.0| 1,196| 100.0| 4,702| 100.0| 758| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,347| 35.3| 207| 17.3| 2,058| 43.8| 83| 10.9| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,119| 16.8| 167| 13.9| 889| 18.9| 64| 8.4| |High school graduate | 1,626| 24.4| 396| 33.1| 993| 21.1| 236| 31.2| |Some college or associate degree | 868| 13.0| 228| 19.1| 465| 9.9| 174| 23.0| |Bachelor's degree | 520| 7.8| 150| 12.5| 224| 4.8| 146| 19.2| |Advanced degree | 175| 2.6| 48| 4.0| 72| 1.5| 56| 7.3| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 3,467| 52.1| 373| 31.2| 2,947| 62.7| 146| 19.3| |High school graduate or more | 3,189| 47.9| 823| 68.8| 1,755| 37.3| 611| 80.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 5,961| 89.6| 998| 83.5| 4,406| 93.7| 556| 73.4| |Bachelor's degree or more | 695| 10.4| 198| 16.5| 296| 6.3| 201| 26.6| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated -- 9/24/02) Table 4.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and Region of Birth: March 2002 (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/ | 6,179| 100.0| 1,398| 100.0| 3,932| 100.0| 848| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,089| 33.8| 271| 19.4| 1,738| 44.2| 80| 9.5| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 980| 15.9| 175| 12.5| 724| 18.4| 80| 9.4| |High school graduate | 1,593| 25.8| 471| 33.7| 831| 21.1| 290| 34.2| |Some college or associate degree | 828| 13.4| 249| 17.8| 417| 10.6| 162| 19.1| |Bachelor's degree | 523| 8.5| 171| 12.2| 171| 4.4| 180| 21.3| |Advanced degree | 166| 2.7| 61| 4.3| 51| 1.3| 55| 6.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 3,069| 49.7| 446| 31.9| 2,462| 62.6| 161| 18.9| |High school graduate or more | 3,110| 50.3| 952| 68.1| 1,470| 37.4| 688| 81.1| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 5,490| 88.8| 1,166| 83.4| 3,710| 94.4| 613| 72.3| |Bachelor's degree or more | 689| 11.2| 232| 16.6| 222| 5.6| 235| 27.7| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated -- 9/24/02)