African immigrants are the most educated group in America. In 2009, 41.7% of African adults 25 and older had a bachelors degree, compared to 28.1% of native-born adults and 26.8% for foreign born. 25% of Africans had bachelors degrees compared to 17.9% for native born and 15.8% for immigrants. 16.7% have degrees higher than a bachelors, compared to 10.2% for native born, and 11.0% for immigrants.
In terms of high school diploma, African immigrants tended to have lower rates of high school non-attainment of diplomas: 11.7% for Africans, 11.4% for native born, 32.3% immigrant.
Education attainment varies among Africans. The following illustrates this, with the percentage of bachelors per country immigrant.
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