Immigrants from Western Africa vs South American Bachelor's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,836,949 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population with at least bachelor's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.362 and weighted average of 36.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 494,094,255 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population with at least bachelor's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.145 and weighted average of 38.9%, a difference of 7.8%.

Bachelor's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	South American
Minimum	13.3%	9.1%
Maximum	52.0%	77.9%
Range	38.8%	68.8%
Mean	30.9%	38.6%
Median	33.2%	37.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	24.6%	31.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	37.3%	42.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	12.6%	10.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.0%	13.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.9%	12.9%

Similar Demographics by Bachelor's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Bachelor's Degree

In terms of bachelor's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are German (36.1%, a difference of 0.030%), Barbadian (36.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Panama (36.2%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Philippines (36.4%, a difference of 0.78%), and Scotch-Irish (36.4%, a difference of 0.86%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Bachelor's Degree
Immigrants \| Thailand	19.4 /100 \| #208	Poor 36.5%
Panamanians	18.8 /100 \| #209	Poor 36.5%
French	18.6 /100 \| #210	Poor 36.5%
Scotch-Irish	18.3 /100 \| #211	Poor 36.4%
Immigrants \| Philippines	17.8 /100 \| #212	Poor 36.4%
Immigrants \| Panama	14.2 /100 \| #213	Poor 36.2%
Germans	13.9 /100 \| #214	Poor 36.1%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	13.8 /100 \| #215	Poor 36.1%
Barbadians	13.5 /100 \| #216	Poor 36.1%
German Russians	10.2 /100 \| #217	Poor 35.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	9.8 /100 \| #218	Tragic 35.8%
West Indians	9.7 /100 \| #219	Tragic 35.8%
Spanish	9.6 /100 \| #220	Tragic 35.8%
Dutch	9.2 /100 \| #221	Tragic 35.7%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	8.8 /100 \| #222	Tragic 35.7%

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Bachelor's Degree

In terms of bachelor's degree, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Poland (39.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Africa (38.9%, a difference of 0.10%), Iraqi (39.0%, a difference of 0.11%), Sudanese (38.9%, a difference of 0.12%), and Slavic (38.9%, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Bachelor's Degree
Poles	79.8 /100 \| #143	Good 39.1%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	79.7 /100 \| #144	Good 39.1%
Slovenes	79.5 /100 \| #145	Good 39.1%
Swedes	79.2 /100 \| #146	Good 39.1%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	79.0 /100 \| #147	Good 39.0%
Iraqis	78.1 /100 \| #148	Good 39.0%
Immigrants \| Poland	77.5 /100 \| #149	Good 39.0%
South Americans	77.3 /100 \| #150	Good 38.9%
Immigrants \| Africa	76.5 /100 \| #151	Good 38.9%
Sudanese	76.4 /100 \| #152	Good 38.9%
Slavs	75.9 /100 \| #153	Good 38.9%
Canadians	75.0 /100 \| #154	Good 38.8%
Immigrants \| Kenya	73.8 /100 \| #155	Good 38.8%
Kenyans	72.5 /100 \| #156	Good 38.7%
Immigrants \| South America	70.1 /100 \| #157	Good 38.6%