Immigrants from Mexico vs Salvadoran 8th Grade

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 513,767,012 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Mexico and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.538 and weighted average of 90.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 399,020,248 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Salvadorans and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.368 and weighted average of 90.9%, a difference of 0.81%.

In terms of 8th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Mexico are Immigrants from El Salvador (90.3%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Central America (90.4%, a difference of 0.27%), Spanish American Indian (89.8%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Guatemala (90.7%, a difference of 0.64%), and Guatemalan (91.1%, a difference of 1.1%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Salvadorans are Immigrants from Guatemala (90.7%, a difference of 0.17%), Guatemalan (91.1%, a difference of 0.29%), Yakama (91.2%, a difference of 0.40%), Mexican (91.4%, a difference of 0.53%), and Immigrants from Central America (90.4%, a difference of 0.54%).