Table 1 Descriptive sample statistics of years of education by country
Own education (years) | Parental education (years) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Std Dev | 25th pctl. | Median | 75th pctl. | Mean | Std Dev | 25th pctl. | Median | 75th pctl. | |
Argentina | 10.40 | 3.61 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 7.57 | 4.18 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
Bolivia | 8.14 | 5.07 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.83 | 5.17 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Brazil | 7.66 | 4.68 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Colombia | 9.08 | 4.82 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5.12 | 4.56 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Costa Rica | 7.84 | 4.39 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4.77 | 4.10 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Chile | 10.64 | 3.92 | 8 | 12 | 12.5 | 8.40 | 4.54 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
Dom. Rep. | 8.22 | 4.77 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5.46 | 4.92 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
Ecuador | 8.05 | 4.75 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5.44 | 4.65 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
El Salvador | 6.70 | 5.00 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2.60 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Guatemala | 4.51 | 4.56 | 0 | 4 | 6.5 | 2.49 | 3.96 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Honduras | 6.04 | 4.08 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 9 | 2.76 | 3.78 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Mexico | 8.61 | 4.82 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5.03 | 5.05 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
Nicaragua | 5.53 | 4.72 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3.61 | 4.56 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Panama | 8.05 | 4.78 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4.45 | 4.98 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Paraguay | 8.89 | 4.21 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6.19 | 4.24 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Peru | 9.07 | 4.79 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6.28 | 5.30 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
Uruguay | 8.74 | 3.73 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6.77 | 3.74 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Venezuela | 10.62 | 4.04 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 7.36 | 4.73 | 6 | 6 | 11 |