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New report on Latino educational and economic progress finds that Latinos have gained ground but still lag behind Whites and Blacks. Latino Education and Economic Progress: Running Faster but Still Behind reveals that Latinos have become stuck in the middle- and low-wage tiers of the labor market.
Earning a four-year college degree remains a challenge for Latinos: only 21 percent of Latinos have a Bachelor’s degree compared to 45 percent of Whites. Even when Latinos obtain college degrees, they are less likely to work in college jobs.
Other key findings include:
- Latina women have higher completion rates compared to Latino men at every level of postsecondary education.
- While Latinos with high college admissions test scores enroll in college at the same rates as Whites, only 63 percent of Latinos complete a degree or other credential compared to 78 percent of high-scoring Whites.
- Only 34 percent of foreign-born Latinos have attained some postsecondary education compared to 61 percent of native-born Latinos.
- Latinos who speak only English earn $41,000 annually on average, which is lower than Whites’ earnings ($50,000) but higher than Blacks’ earnings ($38,000).
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