table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 4 through 5 and rows 38 through 39,,,,, Table 3.5b Lower Bound of the Estimates - Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population 25 Years and Over by Sex and World Region of Birth: 2003 ,,,,, ,,,,, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT,,World Region of Birth1,,, ,Foreign Born,Europe,Asia,Latin America,Other Areas "Total, Both Sexes","27,096,710","4,142,017","7,651,178","13,472,970","1,665,941" ..Less than 9th grade,"5,396,027","414,809","697,287","4,156,638","80,551" ..9th to 12th grade (no diploma),"3,411,502","323,183","526,239","2,393,551","120,260" ..High school graduate,"5,980,071","1,086,643","1,266,161","3,177,939","358,750" ..Some college or associate degree,"4,888,670","893,511","1,412,229","2,099,049","423,426" ..Bachelor's degree,"4,240,356","688,180","2,155,108","979,196","359,910" ..Advanced degree,"2,888,236","644,535","1,445,596","482,983","266,535" ,,,,, ..Less than high school diploma,"8,851,287","751,690","1,238,636","6,589,502","205,811" ..High school graduate or more,"18,168,403","3,362,293","6,377,746","6,830,468","1,445,712" ,,,,, ..Less than bachelor's degree,"19,843,724","2,776,371","3,974,565","11,946,110","1,013,414" ..Bachelor's degree or more,"7,164,346","1,344,169","3,628,829","1,475,609","634,835" ,,,,, .Total Male,"13,261,794","1,868,629","3,578,424","6,908,678","814,480" ..Less than 9th grade,"2,606,355","174,542","233,606","2,141,126","32,064" ..9th to 12th grade (no diploma),"1,679,546","125,081","210,973","1,267,901","46,452" ..High school graduate,"2,804,851","452,225","524,374","1,631,795","146,245" ..Some college or associate degree,"2,276,732","367,718","652,329","1,025,545","184,212" ..Bachelor's degree,"2,008,496","328,441","994,841","456,380","193,233" ..Advanced degree,"1,691,488","366,445","869,286","248,420","169,503" ,,,,, ..Less than high school diploma,"4,315,446","306,023","455,831","3,436,790","81,644" ..High school graduate or more,"8,892,003","1,550,198","3,107,922","3,424,342","722,948" ,,,,, ..Less than bachelor's degree,"9,482,674","1,146,780","1,665,855","6,165,888","428,531" ..Bachelor's degree or more,"3,722,774","703,446","1,885,081","714,202","370,755" Footnotes:,,,,, (Continued),,,,, Table 3.5b Lower Bound of the Estimates - Educational Attainment of the Foreign-Born Population 25 Years and Over by Sex and World Region of Birth: 2003 ,,,,, ,,,,, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT,,World Region of Birth1,,, ,Foreign Born,Europe,Asia,Latin America,Other Areas .Total Female,"13,808,436","2,262,230","4,058,751","6,548,429","841,941" ..Less than 9th grade,"2,769,527","236,396","456,779","1,995,934","45,142" ..9th to 12th grade (no diploma),"1,708,778","194,546","308,154","1,103,935","69,614" ..High school graduate,"3,149,955","628,388","730,791","1,530,263","206,822" ..Some college or associate degree,"2,586,919","516,426","746,149","1,056,358","230,943" ..Bachelor's degree,"2,214,070","349,915","1,149,712","512,913","161,266" ..Advanced degree,"1,185,956","271,216","566,827","225,661","90,600" ,,,,, ..Less than high school diploma,"4,514,320","440,383","775,632","3,133,345","118,236" ..High school graduate or more,"9,244,126","1,801,027","3,254,808","3,385,641","712,786",, ,,,,,,, ..Less than bachelor's degree,"10,329,936","1,617,875","2,292,862","5,764,695","575,508",, ..Bachelor's degree or more,"3,423,249","629,920","1,733,619","751,171","257,662",, Footnotes:,,,,,,, "1 The majority of those born in 'Latin America' are from Mexico. Those born in 'Other Areas' are from Africa, Oceania, and Northern America.",,,,,,, "NOTE: The 2003 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, ",,,,,,, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability (see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/UseData/Accuracy/Accuracy1.htm). ,,,,,,, The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90-percent confidence interval ,,,,,,, and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90-percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2003",,,,,,, " Immigration Statistics Staff, Population Division",,,,,,, Internet Release date: ,,,,,,,