Immigrants from Africa vs South African Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 463,247,736 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.137 and weighted average of 2.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,049,021 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of South Africans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.061 and weighted average of 2.3%, a difference of 19.0%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Africa	South African
Minimum	0.20%	1.2%
Maximum	4.2%	5.3%
Range	4.0%	4.1%
Mean	1.7%	2.6%
Median	1.7%	2.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.1%	1.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.2%	3.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.1%	1.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.78%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.77%	1.1%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Africa by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Senegalese (2.0%, a difference of 0.070%), Afghan (2.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Italian (2.0%, a difference of 0.28%), Swiss (2.0%, a difference of 0.31%), and South American Indian (2.0%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	89.3 /100 \| #133	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	88.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 2.0%
Serbians	88.7 /100 \| #135	Excellent 2.0%
Swedes	88.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 2.0%
South American Indians	88.3 /100 \| #137	Excellent 2.0%
Swiss	88.0 /100 \| #138	Excellent 2.0%
Afghans	87.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Africa	87.0 /100 \| #140	Excellent 2.0%
Senegalese	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 2.0%
Italians	86.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent 2.0%
Sierra Leoneans	85.1 /100 \| #143	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Moldova	84.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 2.0%
Kenyans	83.6 /100 \| #145	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Syria	83.6 /100 \| #146	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Senegal	82.5 /100 \| #147	Excellent 1.9%

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from Serbia (2.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Ethiopian (2.3%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Ethiopia (2.4%, a difference of 0.56%), Bhutanese (2.3%, a difference of 0.79%), and Immigrants from Czechoslovakia (2.4%, a difference of 1.0%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Bulgarians	100.0 /100 \| #52	Exceptional 2.4%
Immigrants \| Latvia	100.0 /100 \| #53	Exceptional 2.4%
Immigrants \| Indonesia	100.0 /100 \| #54	Exceptional 2.4%
Bolivians	100.0 /100 \| #55	Exceptional 2.4%
Immigrants \| Czechoslovakia	100.0 /100 \| #56	Exceptional 2.4%
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	100.0 /100 \| #57	Exceptional 2.4%
Ethiopians	99.9 /100 \| #58	Exceptional 2.3%
South Africans	99.9 /100 \| #59	Exceptional 2.3%
Immigrants \| Serbia	99.9 /100 \| #60	Exceptional 2.3%
Bhutanese	99.9 /100 \| #61	Exceptional 2.3%
Immigrants \| Europe	99.9 /100 \| #62	Exceptional 2.3%
Laotians	99.9 /100 \| #63	Exceptional 2.3%
Immigrants \| Greece	99.9 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 2.3%
Paraguayans	99.9 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 2.3%
Argentineans	99.9 /100 \| #66	Exceptional 2.3%