Text table 1
Composition of source regions and educational attainment
of new immigrants aged 25 to 54 in the United States and
Canada
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| Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | |
| percent | ||||||||
| United States | ||||||||
| Source region | ||||||||
| North America | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Carribbean | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.2 |
| South and Central America | 25.1 | 32.2 | 40.6 | 49.3 | 24.8 | 30.9 | 36.6 | 40.9 |
| Northern Europe | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Western Europe | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| Southern Europe | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Eastern Europe | 6.0 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 7.0 |
| Africa | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| South Asia | 5.4 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Southeast Asia | 13.4 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 16.2 | 13.7 | 8.4 | 9.4 |
| East Asia | 12.8 | 15.6 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 14.4 | 17.2 | 12.9 | 12.7 |
| West Asia | 6.4 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Oceania and other | 5.8 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| With a university degree | 33.0 | 33.9 | 36.3 | 35.0 | 19.7 | 26.0 | 32.3 | 36.0 |
| Canada | ||||||||
| Source region | ||||||||
| North America | 6.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Carribbean | 6.8 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| South and Central America | 6.4 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 7.7 |
| Northern Europe | 17.3 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Western Europe | 5.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| Southern Europe | 7.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 2.1 |
| Eastern Europe | 5.7 | 12.9 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.8 |
| Africa | 6.5 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 9.7 |
| South Asia | 6.2 | 9.8 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 15.1 | 17.8 |
| Southeast Asia | 14.9 | 11.2 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 9.9 | 10.5 |
| East Asia | 10.0 | 19.2 | 25.1 | 20.4 | 11.9 | 21.4 | 27.9 | 23.1 |
| West Asia | 4.4 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Oceania and other | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| With a university degree | 26.2 | 28.2 | 52.9 | 59.7 | 16.4 | 21.1 | 41.7 | 51.1 |
Note(s):
New immigrants include those who immigrated to Canada within the previous 5 years.
Source(s):
Bonikowska, Hou and Picot (2011), Census of Population, Canada and
United States.
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