Immigrants from Afghanistan vs Sri Lankan High School Diploma

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,629,579 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.166 and weighted average of 88.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 440,593,537 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.142 and weighted average of 87.0%, a difference of 1.5%.

High School Diploma Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Afghanistan	Sri Lankan
Minimum	77.8%	57.8%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	22.2%	42.2%
Mean	88.5%	82.1%
Median	88.0%	83.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	86.8%	75.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	90.5%	88.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.7%	13.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.1%	9.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.1%	9.1%

Similar Demographics by High School Diploma

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Tongan (88.4%, a difference of 0.040%), Colville (88.3%, a difference of 0.040%), Costa Rican (88.4%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Zaire (88.3%, a difference of 0.050%), and Immigrants from Bolivia (88.4%, a difference of 0.070%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Immigrants \| Cameroon	10.9 /100 \| #214	Poor 88.4%
Crow	10.9 /100 \| #215	Poor 88.4%
Chickasaw	10.7 /100 \| #216	Poor 88.4%
Immigrants \| Africa	10.6 /100 \| #217	Poor 88.4%
Immigrants \| Bolivia	10.3 /100 \| #218	Poor 88.4%
Costa Ricans	9.6 /100 \| #219	Tragic 88.4%
Tongans	9.5 /100 \| #220	Tragic 88.4%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	8.6 /100 \| #221	Tragic 88.3%
Colville	7.8 /100 \| #222	Tragic 88.3%
Immigrants \| Zaire	7.6 /100 \| #223	Tragic 88.3%
Shoshone	7.0 /100 \| #224	Tragic 88.3%
Creek	6.9 /100 \| #225	Tragic 88.3%
Uruguayans	5.6 /100 \| #226	Tragic 88.2%
Immigrants \| Liberia	5.5 /100 \| #227	Tragic 88.2%
Kiowa	5.3 /100 \| #228	Tragic 88.2%

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Pennsylvania German (87.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Malaysian (87.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Black/African American (87.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Congo (87.0%, a difference of 0.050%), and West Indian (86.9%, a difference of 0.080%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Immigrants \| Peru	0.4 /100 \| #262	Tragic 87.3%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	0.3 /100 \| #263	Tragic 87.2%
Jamaicans	0.3 /100 \| #264	Tragic 87.2%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.2 /100 \| #265	Tragic 87.1%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 87.0%
Blacks/African Americans	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 87.0%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.2 /100 \| #268	Tragic 87.0%
Sri Lankans	0.2 /100 \| #269	Tragic 87.0%
Malaysians	0.2 /100 \| #270	Tragic 87.0%
West Indians	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 86.9%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 86.9%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 86.9%
Bangladeshis	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 86.9%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 86.8%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 86.7%