Research Article

Logics of Educational Stratification: A Cross-National Map of Educational Inequality

Table 2

Factor-analysis dimensions of educational inequality.

27 Variables (educational inequality)Dimension educational statusDimension economic statusDimension migration status

Socioeconomic background variableOutcomePISA waveFactor 1Factor 2Factor 6Factor 3Factor 4Factor 5

Parental educational statusMathematics20030.940.11−0.11−0.13−0.01−0.13
Readings20030.910.10−0.09−0.18−0.02−0.03
Science20030.920.14−0.11−0.280.04−0.03
Mathematics20060.94−0.120.12−0.18−0.11−0.03
Readings20060.90−0.090.12−0.21−0.180.06
Science20060.91−0.070.11−0.25−0.160.01
Mathematics20090.84−0.020.00−0.16−0.040.00
Readings20090.810.050.01−0.12−0.170.10
Science20090.770.13−0.01−0.15−0.120.07

Parental economic statusMathematics2003−0.020.510.83−0.060.02−0.09
Readings20030.040.590.74−0.11−0.110.01
Science2003−0.070.680.49−0.02−0.14−0.01
Mathematics2006−0.070.860.100.080.21−0.19
Readings2006−0.040.870.07−0.130.02−0.10
Science2006−0.070.930.030.03−0.03−0.15
Mathematics20090.170.890.20−0.01−0.09−0.10
Readings20090.060.900.16−0.07−0.13−0.09
Science20090.130.900.160.03−0.180.02

Migration status of the familyMathematics2003−0.19−0.040.110.350.870.03
Readings2003−0.28−0.07−0.050.710.610.05
Science2003−0.13−0.03−0.070.280.89−0.12
Mathematics2006−0.03−0.16−0.040.000.080.98
Readings2006−0.01−0.13−0.100.140.94−0.05
Science2006−0.01−0.16−0.02−0.03−0.180.96
Mathematics2009−0.320.07−0.050.900.23−0.04
Readings2009−0.40−0.11−0.070.860.27−0.03
Science2009−0.31−0.01−0.010.920.190.00

Note: Results of Varimax rotation. Principle component analysis.