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

Table 5

Number of children ever Born (CEB) and Maximum years of schooling for children according to education of parents, DLHS-3, India, 2007-08.

Education level of husband & wife	Average number of CEB	Highest years of schooling
Illiterate wife/illiterate husband	6.21	3
Primary educated wife/illiterate husband	5.21	9
High school educated wife/illiterate husband	4.12	12
Higher secondary educated wife/illiterate husband	5.00
Illiterate wife/primary educated husband	5.46	10
Primary educated wife/primary educated husband	4.63	17
High school educated wife/primary educated husband	3.98	17
Higher secondary educated wife/primary educated husband	3.53	14
Graduate wife/primary educated husband	3.33	12
Illiterate wife/high school educated husband	5.34	15
Primary educated wife/high school educated husband	4.39	19
High school educated wife/high school educated husband	3.69	20
Higher secondary educated wife/high school educated husband	2.98	18
Graduate wife/high school educated husband	2.72	16
Illiterate wife/higher secondary educated husband	4.78	12
Primary educated wife/higher secondary educated husband	4.38	17
High school educated wife/higher secondary educated husband	3.59	19
Higher secondary educated wife/higher secondary educated husband	2.99	17
Graduate wife/higher secondary educated husband	2.62	17
Illiterate wife/graduate husband	5.10	12
Primary educated wife/graduate husband	4.49	16
High school educated wife/graduate husband	3.59	17
Higher secondary educated wife/graduate husband	2.96	17
Graduate wife/graduate husband	2.45	18