Table 2.

Education Outcomes by Region of Origin: Men and Women 35 to 55 Years Old in 2000 Who Arrived in the United States before Age 18

	Sample Size	High School Dropout (%)	College (%)	Mean Years of School Completed
1. Women
Canada	3,178	7.1	30.4	13.8
U.K., Australia,   New Zealand	1,941	5.2	33.6	14.1
Rest of Europe	10,680	14.7	24.3	13.1
Puerto Rico	5,997	38.8	9.8	11.5
Mexico	15,643	58.9	5.0	9.4
Rest of Latin   America	11,187	20.8	22.5	12.9
2. Men
Canada	2,610	9.1	31.5	13.8
U.K., Australia,   New Zealand	1,655	5.0	34.6	14.2
Rest of Europe	9,755	15.4	28.5	13.4
Puerto Rico	5,187	42.4	10.4	11.3
Mexico	19,269	64.7	4.5	9.0
Rest of Latin   America	9,342	21.2	24.0	12.9

SOURCE: Authors’ calculations based on extracts from the 5 percent file of the 2000 U.S. Census as described in the text.

NOTE: Sample size is the unweighted sample count. Derivations in the other columns are based on weighted sample counts.