Immigrants from Central America vs American High School Diploma

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 536,552,458 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.762 and weighted average of 80.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 581,993,169 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Americans and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.098 and weighted average of 89.1%, a difference of 11.2%.

High School Diploma Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Central America	American
Minimum	5.7%	59.3%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	94.3%	40.7%
Mean	62.8%	85.9%
Median	64.1%	86.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	50.0%	83.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	79.5%	89.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	29.5%	6.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	20.5%	6.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	20.5%	6.9%

Similar Demographics by High School Diploma

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Central America by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Yakama (80.0%, a difference of 0.16%), Spanish American Indian (79.8%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Mexico (79.5%, a difference of 0.72%), Immigrants from El Salvador (80.8%, a difference of 0.86%), and Immigrants from Guatemala (81.4%, a difference of 1.5%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 82.1%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 82.1%
Guatemalans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 82.0%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 82.0%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 81.8%
Salvadorans	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 81.7%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 81.6%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 81.5%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 81.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 81.4%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 80.8%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 80.1%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 80.0%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 79.8%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 79.5%

Demographics Similar to Americans by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Osage (89.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Sudanese (89.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Sierra Leonean (89.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Western Asia (89.1%, a difference of 0.030%), and Bolivian (89.1%, a difference of 0.030%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	51.8 /100 \| #172	Average 89.2%
Immigrants \| Indonesia	50.3 /100 \| #173	Average 89.1%
Hmong	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 89.1%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	49.0 /100 \| #175	Average 89.1%
Osage	48.9 /100 \| #176	Average 89.1%
Sudanese	48.5 /100 \| #177	Average 89.1%
Sierra Leoneans	48.4 /100 \| #178	Average 89.1%
Americans	47.2 /100 \| #179	Average 89.1%
Bolivians	45.2 /100 \| #180	Average 89.1%
Venezuelans	43.6 /100 \| #181	Average 89.1%
Spaniards	43.4 /100 \| #182	Average 89.1%
Potawatomi	42.5 /100 \| #183	Average 89.0%
Immigrants \| Syria	39.2 /100 \| #184	Fair 89.0%
Ethiopians	37.0 /100 \| #185	Fair 89.0%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	35.8 /100 \| #186	Fair 88.9%