Immigrants from Mexico vs Sri Lankan High School Diploma

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 513,765,698 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Mexico and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.753 and weighted average of 79.5%. 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 9.4%.

High School Diploma Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Mexico	Sri Lankan
Minimum	5.7%	57.8%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	94.3%	42.2%
Mean	60.7%	82.1%
Median	62.1%	83.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	48.1%	75.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	77.0%	88.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	28.9%	13.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	20.3%	9.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	20.2%	9.1%

Similar Demographics by High School Diploma

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Mexico by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Mexico are Spanish American Indian (79.8%, a difference of 0.27%), Yakama (80.0%, a difference of 0.56%), Immigrants from Central America (80.1%, a difference of 0.72%), Immigrants from El Salvador (80.8%, a difference of 1.6%), and Immigrants from Guatemala (81.4%, a difference of 2.3%).

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 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%