Factores asociados con las expectativas de estudiar una carrera universitaria en Argentina

Cecilia Adrogué; Ana García de Fanelli; Eugenia Orlicki

doi:10.24320/redie.2024.26.e15.5494

Authors

Cecilia Adrogué Universidad Austral https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3716-7352
Ana García de Fanelli National Scientific and Technical Research Council https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7736-2868
Eugenia Orlicki Universidad Austral https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4184-0263

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24320/redie.2024.26.e15.5494

Keywords:

higher education, secondary school leaving, educational forecasting, academic achievement, social inequality

Abstract

This paper examines the factors that shape high school students’ expectations of pursuing university studies. The data source used was the “Aprender” assessment administered in 2019 to students in the last year of high school in Argentina. Based on the estimation of logistic regression models, the results show that the lower the socioeconomic status of students’ households, the more likely they are to opt to pursue an associate degree rather than attend university, to combine study and work, to only work, or to be undecided. In addition, expectations of university study were more likely among women, non-retained students, those who attend private schools, those with more highly educated parents, and those with better academic performance. These findings are relevant for designing policies to reduce social inequality in university access.

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