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Norwegian

Educating Children of Immigrants: Closing the Gap in Norwegian Schools

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Authors:

Bratsberg, Bernt, Oddbjørn Raaum og Knut Røed

Year:

2011

Reference:

Andre skrifter
IZA discussion paper no 6138

Summary

Children of immigrant parents constitute a growing share of school cohorts in many OECD countries, and their educational performance is vital for successful social and economic integration. This paper examines educational outcomes of first and second generation non- OECD immigrants in Norway. We show that children of immigrants, and particularly those born outside Norway, are much more likely to leave school early than native children. Importantly, this gap shrunk sharply over the past two decades and second generation immigrants are now rapidly catching up with the educational performance of natives. For childhood immigrants, upper secondary completion rates decline with age at arrival, with a particularly steep gradient after age seven. Finally, we find that immigrant-native attainment gaps disappear when we condition on grade points from compulsory school.

JEL:

J15, I21, I24

Keywords:

immigrant children, educational attainment, school performance

Project:

Oppdragsgiver: Norges forskningsråd
Oppdragsgivers prosjektnr.: 202513
Frisch prosjekt: 1172 - Social Insurance and Labor Market Inclusion in Norway

Oppdragsgiver: EU
Oppdragsgivers prosjektnr.:
Frisch prosjekt: 1222 - NORFACE