Somali vs Immigrants from Laos High School Diploma

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,332,457 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Somalis and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.738 and weighted average of 88.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,472,886 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.212 and weighted average of 86.6%, a difference of 2.4%.

High School Diploma Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from Laos
Minimum	64.4%	66.0%
Maximum	97.2%	98.9%
Range	32.8%	32.9%
Mean	87.4%	85.0%
Median	88.9%	86.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	85.9%	82.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	90.9%	88.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.0%	6.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.2%	6.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.1%	6.0%

Similar Demographics by High School Diploma

Demographics Similar to Somalis by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Panamanian (88.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Armenian (88.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Hawaiian (88.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Korean (88.6%, a difference of 0.020%), and Liberian (88.7%, a difference of 0.030%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	23.4 /100 \| #196	Fair 88.7%
French American Indians	21.5 /100 \| #197	Fair 88.7%
Liberians	18.8 /100 \| #198	Poor 88.7%
Marshallese	18.7 /100 \| #199	Poor 88.6%
Hawaiians	18.3 /100 \| #200	Poor 88.6%
Koreans	18.1 /100 \| #201	Poor 88.6%
Panamanians	18.0 /100 \| #202	Poor 88.6%
Somalis	17.5 /100 \| #203	Poor 88.6%
Armenians	17.2 /100 \| #204	Poor 88.6%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	16.4 /100 \| #205	Poor 88.6%
Arapaho	16.1 /100 \| #206	Poor 88.6%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	15.8 /100 \| #207	Poor 88.6%
Portuguese	14.4 /100 \| #208	Poor 88.5%
Cherokee	14.3 /100 \| #209	Poor 88.5%
Samoans	14.0 /100 \| #210	Poor 88.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Pueblo (86.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Hopi (86.6%, a difference of 0.050%), Indonesian (86.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Dutch West Indian (86.5%, a difference of 0.11%), and Barbadian (86.7%, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
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%
Barbadians	0.1 /100 \| #277	Tragic 86.7%
Hopi	0.1 /100 \| #278	Tragic 86.6%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.0 /100 \| #279	Tragic 86.6%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #280	Tragic 86.5%
Indonesians	0.0 /100 \| #281	Tragic 86.5%
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #282	Tragic 86.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #283	Tragic 86.4%
Paiute	0.0 /100 \| #284	Tragic 86.4%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #285	Tragic 86.2%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #286	Tragic 86.2%