Intergenerational Educational Mobility During the Twentieth Century

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Analysis reveals rising educational mobility in recent cohorts from low- and middle-income countries, highlighting gender disparities.

Recent cohorts show increased educational mobility in low- and middle-income countries, especially for daughters.
A total of 53.7 million observations analyzed across 92 countries indicate significant trends in intergenerational education.
Data triangulation methods ensured high robustness in findings related to the relationship between schooling expansion and mobility.
Despite progress, educational mobility remains consistently higher in high-income countries compared to low- and middle-income countries.

Hossain et al. (2025) studied this question.

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