Mexican vs Immigrants from Mexico 8th Grade

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%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 1.3%.

In terms of 8th grade, 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%). Similarly, 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 Salvadoran (90.9%, a difference of 0.81%).