U.S. has more college-educated immigrants than other economically advanced countries Number of immigrants ages 25 and older with a postsecondary diploma or degree, in millions, 2015
It’s important to note that while the share of college-educated immigrants in the U.S. trails those of some other countries, the U.S. is home to the largest number of college-educated immigrants in the world. As of 2015, the U.S. had some 14.7 million immigrants ages 25 and older with a postsecondary diploma or college degree. This is more than three times the number in Canada (4.4 million) and about four times as many as the UK (3.4 million). Other countries with high numbers of college-educated immigrants include Australia (3.0 million), Germany (2.0 million) and France (1.8 million).
U.S. has more college-educated  | immigrants than other economically  | advanced countries  | Number of immigrants ages 25 and older with a  | postsecondary diploma or degree, in millions, 2015  | U.S.  | 14.7M  | Canada  | UK  | 3.4  | Australia  | 3. o  | Germany  | 2. o  | France  | 1.8  | Spain  | 1.4  | Israel  | o 8  | Italy  | 0.7  | Sweden  | 0.5  | Netherlands  | 0.5  | Greece 0.2  | Note: College-educated immigrants are those who have completed  | postsecondary diploma or degree.  | Source: Country censuses degree. and surveys, See Methodology for  | complete list of data sources and years See Appendix B for  | additional advanced economies  | "Majority of U.S. Public Supports High-Skilled Immigration  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 