Immigrants from Central America vs Mexican 8th Grade

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 536,553,849 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.594 and weighted average of 90.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 565,339,555 people shows a near-perfect negative correlation between the proportion of Mexicans and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.922 and weighted average of 91.4%, a difference of 1.1%.

In terms of 8th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Immigrants from El Salvador (90.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Mexico (90.2%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Guatemala (90.7%, a difference of 0.37%), Salvadoran (90.9%, a difference of 0.54%), and Spanish American Indian (89.8%, a difference of 0.71%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Mexicans are Yakama (91.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Central American (91.6%, a difference of 0.23%), Guatemalan (91.1%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Latin America (91.7%, a difference of 0.37%), and Salvadoran (90.9%, a difference of 0.53%).