Educational Inequalities Among School Leavers in Ireland 1979-1994



Table 2a: Educational Level Completed by Social Class Background: Males 1979 and 1994


Higher
Professional

Lower
Professional

Other
Non-Manual

Skilled

Manual

Semi-skilled

Manual

Unskilled
Manual

Farmers

1979

1994

1979

1994

1979

1994

1979

1994

1979

1994

1979

1994

1979

1994

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

No Qualifications

1.4

0.6

2.3

1.4

3.7

1.7

13.0

5.5

12.1

4.9

20.3

10.6

9.7

2.9

Junior Certificate

15.0

6.1

21.3

13.0

36.3

9.4

50.3

23.1

48.2

27.0

50.6

30.8

39.0

17.8

Leaving Certificate

83.6

93.3

76.5

85.6

60.0

88.9

36.7

71.4

39.7

68.1

29.1

58.5

51.3

79.3

N

220

172

233

281

196

152

364

337

334

135

157

188

214

249


Table 2b: Educational Level Completed by Social Class Background: Females 1979 and 1994

Higher
Professional

Lower
Professional

Other

Non-Manual

Skilled

Manual

Semi-skilled

Manual

Unskilled
Manual

Farmers

1979

1994

1979

1994

1979

1994

1979

1994

1979

1994

1979

1994

1979

1994

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

No Qualifications

0.6

0.3

0.9

0.5

3.8

1.5

10.3

2.3

11.6

3.8

15.4

5.5

3.5

0.6

Junior Certificate

7.9

10.2

12.8

4.9

15.7

8.7

38.4

13.8

24.0

13.0

47.0

19.2

20.6

4.7

Leaving Certificate

91.5

89.5

86.3

94.6

80.6

89.7

51.3

83.9

64.4

83.2

37.5

75.3

76.0

94.7

N

233

148

224

271

139

143

314

311

303

143

124

197

222

224


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