Sri Lankan vs Immigrants from Asia High School Diploma

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 549,170,250 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Asia and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.141 and weighted average of 89.3%, a difference of 2.6%.

High School Diploma Correlation Summary

Measurement	Sri Lankan	Immigrants from Asia
Minimum	57.8%	63.4%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	42.2%	36.6%
Mean	82.1%	89.0%
Median	83.1%	90.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	75.5%	87.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	88.8%	91.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	13.3%	3.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.2%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.1%	5.8%

Similar Demographics by High School Diploma

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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Asia by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Asia are Immigrants from Albania (89.3%, a difference of 0.010%), Brazilian (89.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Bermudan (89.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Cree (89.3%, a difference of 0.020%), and Immigrants from Nepal (89.3%, a difference of 0.020%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Immigrants \| Pakistan	62.5 /100 \| #158	Good 89.3%
Immigrants \| China	62.0 /100 \| #159	Good 89.3%
Laotians	61.8 /100 \| #160	Good 89.3%
Brazilians	61.2 /100 \| #161	Good 89.3%
Bermudans	61.1 /100 \| #162	Good 89.3%
Cree	61.1 /100 \| #163	Good 89.3%
Immigrants \| Nepal	61.1 /100 \| #164	Good 89.3%
Immigrants \| Asia	59.8 /100 \| #165	Average 89.3%
Immigrants \| Albania	59.4 /100 \| #166	Average 89.3%
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	58.6 /100 \| #167	Average 89.3%
Delaware	55.8 /100 \| #168	Average 89.2%
Iroquois	55.1 /100 \| #169	Average 89.2%
Immigrants \| Morocco	53.3 /100 \| #170	Average 89.2%
Spanish	52.9 /100 \| #171	Average 89.2%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	51.8 /100 \| #172	Average 89.2%