South American vs Immigrants from Northern Africa Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 492,254,354 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.284 and weighted average of 4.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 320,940,889 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Northern Africa and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.556 and weighted average of 5.1%, a difference of 7.9%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Northern Africa
Minimum	0.74%	0.89%
Maximum	13.5%	11.4%
Range	12.7%	10.5%
Mean	4.9%	4.4%
Median	4.4%	4.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.4%	2.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.6%	5.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	2.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.7%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.7%	2.0%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Canadian (4.7%, a difference of 0.34%), Basque (4.6%, a difference of 0.96%), Afghan (4.7%, a difference of 0.99%), Jordanian (4.7%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Jordan (4.7%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Pakistanis	90.9 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 4.8%
Italians	90.2 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 4.8%
South American Indians	89.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 4.8%
Macedonians	89.8 /100 \| #135	Excellent 4.8%
Immigrants \| Jordan	89.0 /100 \| #136	Excellent 4.7%
Jordanians	88.9 /100 \| #137	Excellent 4.7%
Afghans	88.8 /100 \| #138	Excellent 4.7%
South Americans	85.6 /100 \| #139	Excellent 4.7%
Canadians	84.4 /100 \| #140	Excellent 4.7%
Basques	81.8 /100 \| #141	Excellent 4.6%
Sudanese	81.3 /100 \| #142	Excellent 4.6%
Hungarians	80.8 /100 \| #143	Excellent 4.6%
Immigrants \| South America	80.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 4.6%
Uruguayans	80.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 4.6%
Luxembourgers	78.7 /100 \| #146	Good 4.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Northern Africa by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Northern Africa are Ukrainian (5.1%, a difference of 0.25%), Arab (5.0%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Egypt (5.1%, a difference of 0.33%), Immigrants from Uganda (5.0%, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Ukraine (5.0%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	99.2 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 5.2%
Syrians	99.1 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 5.2%
Austrians	99.1 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Italy	99.1 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 5.2%
Ugandans	98.8 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 5.1%
Immigrants \| Egypt	98.5 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 5.1%
Ukrainians	98.5 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 5.1%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	98.4 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 5.1%
Arabs	98.2 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Uganda	98.2 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	98.2 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 5.0%
Maltese	98.1 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	98.1 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 5.0%
British	98.0 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 5.0%
Lebanese	98.0 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 5.0%