Table 3.5 Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex and World Region of Birth: March 2000 (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/ |22,394| 100.0| 3,824| 100.0| 5,827| 100.0|10,896| 100.0| 1,847| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 4,971| 22.2| 487| 12.7| 581| 10.0| 3,767| 34.6| 136| 7.3| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 2,426| 10.8| 227| 5.9| 362| 6.2| 1,725| 15.8| 112| 6.0| |High school graduate | 5,593| 25.0| 1,098| 28.7| 1,268| 21.8| 2,710| 24.9| 518| 28.0| |Some college or associate degree | 3,625| 16.2| 753| 19.7| 998| 17.1| 1,472| 13.5| 402| 21.8| |Bachelor's degree | 3,615| 16.1| 716| 18.7| 1,633| 28.0| 836| 7.7| 431| 23.3| |Advanced degree | 2,162| 9.7| 543| 14.2| 985| 16.9| 384| 3.5| 250| 13.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 7,397| 33.0| 714| 18.7| 943| 16.2| 5,493| 50.4| 247| 13.4| |High school graduate or more |14,997| 67.0| 3,109| 81.3| 4,884| 83.8| 5,403| 49.6| 1,600| 86.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree |16,616| 74.2| 2,565| 67.1| 3,209| 55.1| 9,675| 88.8| 1,167| 63.2| |Bachelor's degree or more | 5,778| 25.8| 1,259| 32.9| 2,618| 44.9| 1,220| 11.2| 681| 36.8| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ |10,966| 100.0| 1,813| 100.0| 2,741| 100.0| 5,411| 100.0| 1,001| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,327| 21.2| 194| 10.7| 198| 7.2| 1,865| 34.5| 70| 7.0| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,230| 11.2| 119| 6.5| 160| 5.8| 898| 16.6| 53| 5.3| |High school graduate | 2,590| 23.6| 465| 25.6| 529| 19.3| 1,336| 24.7| 261| 26.1| |Some college or associate degree | 1,683| 15.3| 323| 17.8| 491| 17.9| 683| 12.6| 186| 18.6| |Bachelor's degree | 1,755| 16.0| 356| 19.6| 745| 27.2| 410| 7.6| 244| 24.4| |Advanced degree | 1,380| 12.6| 356| 19.7| 618| 22.6| 219| 4.0| 186| 18.6| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 3,558| 32.4| 313| 17.2| 358| 13.1| 2,764| 51.1| 123| 12.3| |High school graduate or more | 7,408| 67.6| 1,501| 82.8| 2,383| 86.9| 2,647| 48.9| 878| 87.7| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 7,830| 71.4| 1,100| 60.7| 1,378| 50.3| 4,782| 88.4| 570| 57.0| |Bachelor's degree or more | 3,135| 28.6| 713| 39.3| 1,363| 49.7| 629| 11.6| 431| 43.0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ |11,428| 100.0| 2,010| 100.0| 3,087| 100.0| 5,485| 100.0| 847| 100.0| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than 9th grade | 2,644| 23.1| 293| 14.6| 383| 12.4| 1,902| 34.7| 66| 7.8| |9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 1,196| 10.5| 109| 5.4| 202| 6.5| 827| 15.1| 59| 6.9| |High school graduate | 3,003| 26.3| 633| 31.5| 739| 23.9| 1,375| 25.1| 257| 30.3| |Some college or associate degree | 1,943| 17.0| 430| 21.4| 507| 16.4| 789| 14.4| 216| 25.5| |Bachelor's degree | 1,860| 16.3| 359| 17.9| 888| 28.8| 426| 7.8| 186| 22.0| |Advanced degree | 782| 6.8| 187| 9.3| 367| 11.9| 165| 3.0| 63| 7.5| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than high school diploma | 3,840| 33.6| 401| 20.0| 585| 19.0| 2,729| 49.8| 124| 14.7| |High school graduate or more | 7,588| 66.4| 1,609| 80.0| 2,501| 81.0| 2,756| 50.2| 722| 85.3| |---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |Less than bachelor's degree | 8,786| 76.9| 1,464| 72.8| 1,832| 59.3| 4,893| 89.2| 597| 70.5| |Bachelor's degree or more | 2,642| 23.1| 546| 27.2| 1,255| 40.7| 592| 10.8| 250| 29.5| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2000 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division Internet release date: January 3, 2001