Table 2a: Educational Level Completed by Social Class Background: Males 1979 and 1994
|
Higher |
Lower |
Other |
Skilled Manual |
Semi-skilled Manual |
Unskilled |
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 |
Lower |
Other Non-Manual |
Skilled Manual |
Semi-skilled Manual |
Unskilled |
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 |
EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITIES AMONG SCHOOL LEAVERS 273