Immigrants vs Sri Lankan High School Diploma

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 577,785,048 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.655 and weighted average of 85.8%. 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 1.4%.

High School Diploma Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants	Sri Lankan
Minimum	40.4%	57.8%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	59.6%	42.2%
Mean	82.1%	82.1%
Median	83.1%	83.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	79.0%	75.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	88.6%	88.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	9.6%	13.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.7%	9.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.7%	9.1%

Similar Demographics by High School Diploma

Demographics Similar to Immigrants by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants are Immigrants from Fiji (85.8%, a difference of 0.020%), British West Indian (85.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Japanese (85.9%, a difference of 0.070%), Haitian (85.9%, a difference of 0.080%), and Fijian (86.0%, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Immigrants \| Vietnam	0.0 /100 \| #288	Tragic 86.2%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #289	Tragic 86.1%
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #290	Tragic 86.0%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #291	Tragic 85.9%
Japanese	0.0 /100 \| #292	Tragic 85.9%
British West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #293	Tragic 85.9%
Immigrants \| Fiji	0.0 /100 \| #294	Tragic 85.8%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	0.0 /100 \| #295	Tragic 85.8%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.0 /100 \| #296	Tragic 85.6%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 85.6%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 85.6%
Guyanese	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 85.5%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 85.5%
Vietnamese	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 85.4%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 85.4%

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%