Mapping the European regional educational distribution
Mapping the European regional educational distribution
The geography of education, especially at subnational level, is a huge black box. Little is known about the distribution of educational attainment and inequality across regions in Europe. This paper addresses this gap in the literature by mapping educational attainment and inequality in 102 regions in Western Europe, using data extracted from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) covering more than 100,000 individuals over the period 1995-2000. The results of this Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) reveal a strong correlation between levels of educational attainment and inequality across regions in Europe. Regions with similar educational conditions tend to cluster, often within national borders. In addition, a North-South and an urban-rural dimension are evident. Northern regions and large European metropoli have not only the most-educated labour force but also the lowest levels of inequality. Educational inequality seems to be, in any case, a fundamentally within-region phenomenon: 90 percent of the educational inequality in Europe occurs among individuals living in the same region.
educational attainment, educational inequality, Europe, EU north–south divide, exploratory spatial data analysis, regions, urbanization
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Rodriguez-Pose, Andrés
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Tselios, Vassilis
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October 2011
Rodriguez-Pose, Andrés
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Tselios, Vassilis
a1fc70a6-a193-4075-8e36-5b07b65ebd17
Rodriguez-Pose, Andrés and Tselios, Vassilis
(2011)
Mapping the European regional educational distribution.
European Urban and Regional Studies, 18 (4), .
(doi:10.1177/0969776411399345).
Abstract
The geography of education, especially at subnational level, is a huge black box. Little is known about the distribution of educational attainment and inequality across regions in Europe. This paper addresses this gap in the literature by mapping educational attainment and inequality in 102 regions in Western Europe, using data extracted from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) covering more than 100,000 individuals over the period 1995-2000. The results of this Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) reveal a strong correlation between levels of educational attainment and inequality across regions in Europe. Regions with similar educational conditions tend to cluster, often within national borders. In addition, a North-South and an urban-rural dimension are evident. Northern regions and large European metropoli have not only the most-educated labour force but also the lowest levels of inequality. Educational inequality seems to be, in any case, a fundamentally within-region phenomenon: 90 percent of the educational inequality in Europe occurs among individuals living in the same region.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 25 May 2011
Published date: October 2011
Keywords:
educational attainment, educational inequality, Europe, EU north–south divide, exploratory spatial data analysis, regions, urbanization
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Economy, Society and Space
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/340924
ISSN: 0969-7764
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Andrés Rodriguez-Pose
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Vassilis Tselios
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