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

Table 8

Educational attainment of son and daughter by mothers education from the model of intergenerational transmission, 2007-08.

Mother’s education	No education	Primary	Middle & high school	Higher secondary	Graduate	Total
	Education of son
No education	1.43	8.51	69.76	14.08	6.22	100
Primary	0.00	7.98	54.99	30.02	7.01	100
Middle & high school	0.00	22.57	24.93	29.26	23.23	100
Higher secondary	0.00	1.05	16.06	32.84	50.05	100
Graduate	0.00	0.36	9.76	23.54	66.34	100
	Education of daughter
No education	0.55	37.70	29.77	14.80	17.18	100
Primary	0.00	6.86	47.04	26.32	19.78	100
Middle & high school	0.00	19.81	18.19	20.60	41.40	100
Higher secondary	0.00	0.44	16.64	18.91	64.01	100
Graduate	0.00	0.40	6.86	14.16	78.57	100