In Brazil only 4.7% of children of uneducated parents finish higher education

In Brazil only 4.7% of children of unschooled parents finish higher education

In a country where some groups discuss and defend meritocracy, only 4.7% of the offspring of unschooled parents go on to get a college degree. Data obtained by Estadão show that in a group of 100 people with family members without any schooling, 70 attain the Elementary and Junior High School level at most and only between 4 and 5 (or 4.7%) go on to get a college degree.

The figures were researched by economist Paulo Tafner, founder and CEO of the Institute for Mobility and Social Development (IMDS).

The data indicate that in the majority of cases where parents have college degrees, it is more likely that their children will also gain college degrees.

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