Assuming a high education level associated with a high probability of job occupancy and greater income, comparative exercises analyzing academic performances and socioeconomic dynamics at regional, country, or supra-national scales have intensified in recent years. As far as tertiary education is concerned, a great disparity in academic performance was characteristic of OECD countries. While adults 25–34 years old were attaining tertiary degrees more frequently than adults 55–64 years old, adults 30–34 years old with at least one tertiary-educated parent were more likely to attain a tertiary degree than individuals from families whose parents have attended secondary—or at least primary—education. ‘Mobility’ and ‘opportunities’ are two dimensions of sustainable education systems that deserve further investigation when assessing disparities in academic performances as a possible source of unsustainable development and social polarizations. ‘Mobility’ refers to the probability of achieving tertiary education for children coming from families with a different—i.e., lower (e.g., secondary or primary)—level of education. ‘Opportunities’ refers to the probability for a child to attain tertiary education, regardless of the education level achieved by the parents. The present study proposes a quantitative assessment of both dimensions through an original approach and novel statistical measures ranking OECD countries. A comparison of individual rankings of ‘mobility’ and ‘opportunities’ reveals counterintuitive results in some cases. To overcome this issue, our study introduces aggregate methods combining the two measures with the aim of developing a bivariate ranking that accounts for both dimensions simultaneously and delineates a more complete evolution of academic performance divides in advanced economies.

A Story of Strengths and Weaknesses in Tertiary Education: Evaluating ‘Mobility’ and ‘Opportunities’ in OECD Countries with Composite Indicators / Chelli, F.; Ciommi, M.; Mariani, F.; Polinesi, G.; Recchioni, M. C.; Lamonica, G. R.; Salvati, L.. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - 14:24(2022). [10.3390/su142416463]

A Story of Strengths and Weaknesses in Tertiary Education: Evaluating ‘Mobility’ and ‘Opportunities’ in OECD Countries with Composite Indicators

Polinesi G.;Salvati L.
2022

Abstract

Assuming a high education level associated with a high probability of job occupancy and greater income, comparative exercises analyzing academic performances and socioeconomic dynamics at regional, country, or supra-national scales have intensified in recent years. As far as tertiary education is concerned, a great disparity in academic performance was characteristic of OECD countries. While adults 25–34 years old were attaining tertiary degrees more frequently than adults 55–64 years old, adults 30–34 years old with at least one tertiary-educated parent were more likely to attain a tertiary degree than individuals from families whose parents have attended secondary—or at least primary—education. ‘Mobility’ and ‘opportunities’ are two dimensions of sustainable education systems that deserve further investigation when assessing disparities in academic performances as a possible source of unsustainable development and social polarizations. ‘Mobility’ refers to the probability of achieving tertiary education for children coming from families with a different—i.e., lower (e.g., secondary or primary)—level of education. ‘Opportunities’ refers to the probability for a child to attain tertiary education, regardless of the education level achieved by the parents. The present study proposes a quantitative assessment of both dimensions through an original approach and novel statistical measures ranking OECD countries. A comparison of individual rankings of ‘mobility’ and ‘opportunities’ reveals counterintuitive results in some cases. To overcome this issue, our study introduces aggregate methods combining the two measures with the aim of developing a bivariate ranking that accounts for both dimensions simultaneously and delineates a more complete evolution of academic performance divides in advanced economies.
2022
advanced economies; education; mobility; opportunities; socioeconomic dynamics
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A Story of Strengths and Weaknesses in Tertiary Education: Evaluating ‘Mobility’ and ‘Opportunities’ in OECD Countries with Composite Indicators / Chelli, F.; Ciommi, M.; Mariani, F.; Polinesi, G.; Recchioni, M. C.; Lamonica, G. R.; Salvati, L.. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - 14:24(2022). [10.3390/su142416463]
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