To cite one example, in America the national average educational attainment is 12.6 years for males and 12.4 years for females; locally born ethnic Chinese attain rates of 14.9 years and 14.3 years respectively.
譬如，全美國男、女的平均教育程度分別是十二．六年與十二．四年；當地出生的華人男、女則達十四．九年與十四．三年。