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

Table 1

Differences in age at marriage and children ever born by education of women, DLHS-3, India, 2007-08.

Women’s education	Married at age 20	Married at age 25	Married at age 30	Mean CEB
No education	86.1	98.1	99.2	5.54
Primary	72.5	97.5	99.3	4.52
Middle & high School	57.9	94.9	98.9	3.71
Higher secondary	37.5	90.2	98.3	3.00
Graduate & above	16.9	81.0	95.4	2.51