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Latino Education and Economic Progress: Running Faster but Still Behind

October 11, 2017August 14th, 20242 min read

Latino Education And Economic Progress

Running Faster but Still Behind

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While Hispanic/Latino individuals are running faster in the education race, this report finds that they are falling farther behind White and Black/African American individuals in many crucial college outcomes. The good news though, is that with the right support, Hispanic/Latino individuals are poised for a surge in educational and economic success.

Key Findings

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Hispanic/Latina women have higher completion rates compared to Latino men at every level of postsecondary education.
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While Hispanic/Latino students with high SAT/ACT test scores have similar rates of college enrollment as White students, 63 percent of these Hispanic/Latino students complete a degree or other credential compared to 78 percent of White students with similar test scores.
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Only 34 percent of foreign-born Hispanic/Latino persons have some form of postsecondary education compared to 61 percent of native-born Hispanic/Latino persons.
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Hispanic/Latino individuals who speak only English earn $41,000 annually on average, which is lower than the earnings of white individuals ($50,000) in this category earnings, but higher than that of Black/African American individuals ($38,000).

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Watch our video to learn about Latinos’ education and economic progress and the challenges they face.

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The State of the Hispanic/Latino Population in 10 States: Explore the data on Hispanic/Latino educational attainment, earnings, and good jobs in ten states with the highest Hispanic/Latino populations.

Sources: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce analysis of American Community Survey (ACS), 2011-2015.

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce analysis of American Community Survey (ACS), 2003-2005 and 2013-2015, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) first-time degree/certificate fall enrollment data, 2004 and 2014.

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Our report explores the complex set of reasons that have kept the gender wage gap in place. Even when comparing men and women who have equal educational attainment and work in the same occupation, women still earn only 92 cents for every dollar earned by men.

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