Gendered intergenerational educational mobility patterns converge in the cohort sequence: evidence from Switzerland using administrative data.

ABSTRACT: In many societies, educational attainment determines social inequality in terms of life chances, and at the same time there is a strong link between social origin and educational success. Therefore, analysis of educational mobility patterns is a central concern for sociologists. In the context of societal changes, such as trend of modernization, educational expansion and significantly increased female participation in education, we use administrative data from different sources (N = 556,112) to examine the extent to which absolute and relative intergenerational educational mobility has changed in Switzerland for women and men from the 1951-1990 birth cohorts. We show that there is significantly more upward than downward mobility, while a large proportion of individuals are laterally

SUBMITTER: Nennstiel R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10203400 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature