Subsaharan African vs Nigerian Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 497,272,855 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.255 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 330,548,199 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Nigerians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.136 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 2.6%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Chinese (1.8%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Somalia (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Ghana (1.8%, a difference of 0.090%), Uruguayan (1.8%, a difference of 0.22%), and Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.38%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Nigerians are Finnish (1.8%, a difference of 0.33%), Slovak (1.8%, a difference of 0.57%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (1.8%, a difference of 0.66%), Peruvian (1.8%, a difference of 0.89%), and Immigrants (1.8%, a difference of 0.96%).