Inequality of opportunity - education dimension
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| Indicator name |
Inequality of opportunity – education dimension |
| Type (EU indicator/ NAT - national indicator) |
EU - Primary indicator |
| Periodicity |
Every 3 years |
| Detailed definition |
The indicator measures the gap (in pps) in the percentage of PISA low achievers for 15-year-olds by socio-economic status (bottom versus top socio-economic quartile).
The gap indicator is computed as follows:
(Percentage of 15-years-olds students that are PISA low achievers in the bottom quartile of the index of economic, social and cultural status) – (Percentage of 15-years-olds students that are PISA low achievers in the top quartile of the index of economic, social and cultural status)
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| Breakdowns |
None |
| Comments/ Policy relevance |
Relevant to combatting poverty and social exclusion.
The gap indicator is a proxy measure of inequality of opportunity for the education dimension. It measures the extent to which low education achievement is related to socio-economic status. The advantage of this indicator is that it clearly captures both the youth and the intergenerational aspects of the educational dimension. |
| Source |
PISA (OECD) |
| SPC portfolio section |
Investing in Children - access to quality services |
| Key dimension |
Inequality of opportunity for the education dimension |
| Context of use |
JAF dimension PA11a (as sub-indicator) |
| Further details and related documents |
Notes:
-For a given PISA core domain: PISA defines as low achievers those students who score below the baseline level of proficiency (i.e. below level 2 out of the 6 possible) in this core domain.
-In PISA, a student’s socio-economic status is estimated by the index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS). “The PISA index of economic, social and cultural status was created on the basis of the following variables: the International Socio-Economic Index of Occupational Status (ISEI); the highest level of education of the student’s parents, converted into years of schooling; the PISA index of family wealth; the PISA index of home educational resources; and the PISA index of possessions related to “classical” culture in the family home.”
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