Sri Lankan vs Immigrants from Western Africa Bachelor's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 440,520,330 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population with at least bachelor's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.435 and weighted average of 38.2%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 5.6%.

Bachelor's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Sri Lankan	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	3.7%	13.3%
Maximum	45.1%	52.0%
Range	41.4%	38.8%
Mean	28.6%	30.9%
Median	28.8%	33.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	20.6%	24.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	37.9%	37.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	17.3%	12.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	11.1%	9.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	11.0%	8.9%

Similar Demographics by Bachelor's Degree

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by Bachelor's Degree

In terms of bachelor's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Somali (38.1%, a difference of 0.050%), Scottish (38.1%, a difference of 0.25%), Danish (38.1%, a difference of 0.29%), Hungarian (38.3%, a difference of 0.30%), and Ghanaian (38.0%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Bachelor's Degree
Immigrants \| Germany	69.6 /100 \| #158	Good 38.6%
Chinese	66.6 /100 \| #159	Good 38.5%
Vietnamese	66.6 /100 \| #160	Good 38.5%
Uruguayans	65.8 /100 \| #161	Good 38.4%
Colombians	65.0 /100 \| #162	Good 38.4%
Peruvians	63.4 /100 \| #163	Good 38.3%
Hungarians	62.1 /100 \| #164	Good 38.3%
Sri Lankans	59.1 /100 \| #165	Average 38.2%
Somalis	58.6 /100 \| #166	Average 38.1%
Scottish	56.6 /100 \| #167	Average 38.1%
Danes	56.2 /100 \| #168	Average 38.1%
Ghanaians	55.3 /100 \| #169	Average 38.0%
Czechs	54.4 /100 \| #170	Average 38.0%
Bermudans	54.2 /100 \| #171	Average 38.0%
Immigrants \| Somalia	52.8 /100 \| #172	Average 37.9%

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%