Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Iraq

Abstract

This study pioneers an examination of intergenerational educational mobility in Iraq, focusing on cohorts from 1960 to 1989, and utilizing data from the second Iraq Household Socio-Economic Survey (IHSES 2012). It provides a comprehensive analysis of intergenerational educational mobility across national, subnational, and gender-specific dimensions. Our findings reveal a significant level of intergenerational educational mobility from parents to their descendants, yet indicate a discernible diminishing trend over time. We further decompose the intergenerational correlation, revealing a persistent polarization effect, wherein descendants from less educated or disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to remain disadvantaged. Notably, while educational mobility is higher between parents and sons compared to daughters, there is a marked improvement in the educational attainment of female descendants.

Keywords

• Intergenerational mobility
• education
• correlation coefficient decomposition
• gendered educational mobility
• Iraq

Irak'ta Nesiller Arası Eğitim Hareketliliği

Öz

Bu çalışma, İkinci Irak Hanehalkı Sosyo-Ekonomik Anketi'nden (IHSES 2012) elde edilen 1960 ile 1989 yılları arasındaki kohortlara odaklanarak Irak'ta nesiller arası eğitimsel hareketliliği araştıran ilk çalışmadır. Nesiller arası eğitim hareketliliğini, milli, bölgesel ve cinsiyet boyutlarında incelemektedir. Bulgularımız, ebeveynlerden çocuklarına önemli bir nesiller arası eğitimsel hareketlilik düzeyi ortaya koymakla birlikte, zaman içinde belirgin bir azalma eğilimi de göze çarpmaktadır. Nesiller arası korelasyonu ayrıştırdığımızda, daha az eğitimli veya dezavantajlı ailelerden gelen alt-soyun dezavantajlı bir konumda kalma eğilimi olduğunu ortaya koyuyoruz. Eğitim hareketliliği, ebeveynler ve oğulları arasında, kızlarına kıyasla daha yüksektir ancak kızların eğitim düzeyinde dikkate değer bir iyileşme de vardır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Nesiller arası hareketlilik
• eğitim
• korelasyon katsayısı ayrıştırması
• cinsiyete dayalı eğitim hareketliliği
• Irak

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