Persistent association between family socioeconomic status and primary school performance in Britain over 95 years.

ABSTRACT: In Britain and elsewhere, the influence of family socioeconomic status (SES) on education is already evident in primary school, and it persists and increases throughout the school years, with children from impoverished families earning lower grades and obtaining fewer educational qualifications than children from more privileged backgrounds. Reducing the effect of family background on children's education is a pivotal aim of educators, policymakers, and researchers, but the success of their efforts is poorly evidenced to date. Here, we show for the first time that over 95 years in Britain the association between family SES and children's primary school performance has remained stable. Across 16 British population cohorts born between 1921 and 2011 (N = 91,935), we confirmed previous findin

SUBMITTER: von Stumm S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021311 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature