Intergenerational Transmission of Education in India: Evidence from a Nationwide Survey

Table 7

Educational attainment of children by levels of women’s education estimated from the model of intergenerational transmission, DLHS-3, India, 2007-08.

Mother’s education	Children education					Total
	No education	Primary	Middle & high school	Higher secondary	Graduate
No education	1.13	28.24	48.82	14.48	7.32	100
Primary	0.00	7.67	54.56	29.58	8.18	100
Middle & high school	0.00	22.39	22.91	27.73	26.97	100
Higher secondary	0.00	0.73	10.06	30.01	59.20	100
Graduate	0.00	0.11	7.20	18.63	74.06	100