Educational Attainment by Ethnic Group of People Aged 25 and over in the US
Percent Reaching Specified Educational Levels
| Ethnic & Racial Group |
No Formal Schooling |
High School Graduate or Higher |
Some College or Higher |
Bachelor's Degree or Higher |
PhD or Higher |
| Total US
|
1.4
|
80.4
|
51.8
|
24.4
|
1.0
|
| African
American
|
1.7
|
71.3
|
42.2
|
14.2
|
0.4
|
| Caucasian
|
0.9
|
83.4
|
54
|
25.9
|
1.0
|
| Asian
American
|
4.2
|
80.6
|
64.1
|
42.7
|
2.7
|
| Pacific
Islander
|
2.2
|
79.2
|
47.1
|
16.5
|
0.8
|
| Asian Indian
|
2.2
|
85.4
|
74.3
|
60.9
|
4.6
|
| Chinese
|
5.3
|
77.6
|
63.6
|
46.6
|
4.9
|
| Filipino
|
1.3
|
87.4
|
71.2
|
41.7
|
0.6
|
| Japanese
|
0.6
|
91.6
|
69.2
|
40.4
|
1.7
|
| Cambodian
|
26.2
|
47.1
|
28
|
9.1
|
0.2
|
| Hmong
|
45
|
40.7
|
24.3
|
7.4
|
0.2
|
| Laotian
|
22.7
|
50.5
|
26
|
7.6
|
0.2
|
| Vietnamese
|
8
|
61.9
|
42.9
|
19.5
|
0.5
|
(Southeast Asia Resource Action Center 2004)
Variations in education levels among AAPI subgroups are also striking. Although approximately 80% of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have at least a high school degree, a closer look into AAPI subgroups shows us that while 92% of the Japanese population have high school diplomas, only 41% of the Hmong population does. (Southeast Asia Resource Action Center 2004).
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