South American vs Immigrants from South Africa Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 492,254,354 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.284 and weighted average of 4.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,136,921 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.046 and weighted average of 6.0%, a difference of 27.8%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from South Africa
Minimum	0.74%	0.42%
Maximum	13.5%	15.5%
Range	12.7%	15.1%
Mean	4.9%	5.8%
Median	4.4%	5.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.4%	2.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.6%	7.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	5.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.7%	3.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.7%	3.7%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Canadian (4.7%, a difference of 0.34%), Basque (4.6%, a difference of 0.96%), Afghan (4.7%, a difference of 0.99%), Jordanian (4.7%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Jordan (4.7%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Pakistanis	90.9 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 4.8%
Italians	90.2 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 4.8%
South American Indians	89.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 4.8%
Macedonians	89.8 /100 \| #135	Excellent 4.8%
Immigrants \| Jordan	89.0 /100 \| #136	Excellent 4.7%
Jordanians	88.9 /100 \| #137	Excellent 4.7%
Afghans	88.8 /100 \| #138	Excellent 4.7%
South Americans	85.6 /100 \| #139	Excellent 4.7%
Canadians	84.4 /100 \| #140	Excellent 4.7%
Basques	81.8 /100 \| #141	Excellent 4.6%
Sudanese	81.3 /100 \| #142	Excellent 4.6%
Hungarians	80.8 /100 \| #143	Excellent 4.6%
Immigrants \| South America	80.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 4.6%
Uruguayans	80.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 4.6%
Luxembourgers	78.7 /100 \| #146	Good 4.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Africa by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Immigrants from Norway (6.0%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Austria (6.0%, a difference of 0.45%), Cambodian (6.0%, a difference of 0.47%), New Zealander (6.0%, a difference of 0.66%), and Estonian (6.0%, a difference of 0.67%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Thais	100.0 /100 \| #32	Exceptional 6.1%
Burmese	100.0 /100 \| #33	Exceptional 6.1%
Mongolians	100.0 /100 \| #34	Exceptional 6.1%
Immigrants \| Korea	100.0 /100 \| #35	Exceptional 6.1%
Immigrants \| Russia	100.0 /100 \| #36	Exceptional 6.0%
Immigrants \| Austria	100.0 /100 \| #37	Exceptional 6.0%
Immigrants \| Norway	100.0 /100 \| #38	Exceptional 6.0%
Immigrants \| South Africa	100.0 /100 \| #39	Exceptional 6.0%
Cambodians	100.0 /100 \| #40	Exceptional 6.0%
New Zealanders	100.0 /100 \| #41	Exceptional 6.0%
Estonians	100.0 /100 \| #42	Exceptional 6.0%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	100.0 /100 \| #43	Exceptional 5.9%
Argentineans	100.0 /100 \| #44	Exceptional 5.9%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	100.0 /100 \| #45	Exceptional 5.9%
Immigrants \| Argentina	100.0 /100 \| #46	Exceptional 5.9%