Abstract

ESCANES, Gabriel; HERRERO, Verónica; MERLINO, Aldo  and  AYLLON, Silvia. Comparison of the Employment Situation in Young Adults with Different Educational Attainment in Argentina. Sociológica (Méx.) [online]. 2017, vol.32, n.91, pp.211-239. ISSN 2007-8358.

More years of formal education are usually associated with better opportunities throughout life. Additionally, differences related to the completion of the course of studies are expected not only by years of schooling, but also by the degree. This paper aims to highlights the differences in the employment situation of those with differing educational attainment. The Argentinean population, aged 25 to 44 years is considered in the following segments of interest: those who reached up to the secondary level; those who began a university major but did not completed it, and finally, those who completed a degree in higher education. Considering a 2013 Home’s Survey, the information available in urban Argentinean conglomerates allows to exhibit differences in indicators regarding job quality and work situation, in the three groups compared. In all aspects considered, those who managed to obtain a degree find themselves, on average, in a better situation than those who started their higher studies education but dropped out. The third segment (those who finished high school but did not start higher education studies) were found, predominantly, in a worse situation than the other individuals.

Keywords : University Dropout; education; employment; young adults; higher education.

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