TABLE 6.
Ordered logit regression of highest educational level followed in the Netherlands. Subsample of refugees with schooling in the Netherlands.
| Variables | Coef | Se |
|---|---|---|
| Education in origin country (ref = secondary, lower) | ||
| None | 0.111 | (0.333) |
| Primary, < 5 years | −0.081 | (0.824) |
| Primary, > 5 years | −0.095 | (0.249) |
| Secondary, higher | 0.603*** | (0.202) |
| Tertiary | 1.762*** | (0.230) |
| Length of stay in Netherlands | −0.052** | (0.026) |
| Integration course (ref = never followed) | ||
| Followed, no diploma | −0.645** | (0.285) |
| Followed, currently enrolled | −0.538 | (0.333) |
| Followed, diploma | −0.409** | (0.191) |
| Participated in language course | −0.206 | (0.184) |
| Recognition of foreign education (ref = never applied) | ||
| Applied, currently pending | 0.629 | (0.552) |
| Applied, not recognized | 0.956*** | (0.180) |
| Applied, recognized | 0.716*** | (0.193) |
| National origin group (ref = Afghanistan) | ||
| Iraq | 0.019 | (0.196) |
| Iran | 0.633*** | (0.199) |
| Former Yugoslavia | 0.555** | (0.219) |
| Somalia | −0.069 | (0.253) |
| Female | 0.141 | (0.138) |
| Age at migration (ref = 26–27) | ||
| 18–19 | 0.868*** | (0.281) |
| 20–21 | 0.262 | (0.254) |
| 22–23 | 0.229 | (0.251) |
| 24–25 | 0.133 | (0.255) |
| 28–29 | 0.001 | (0.288) |
| 30–39 | −0.219 | (0.227) |
| 40–49 | −0.537* | (0.318) |
| 50–65 | 0.148 | (0.778) |
| Thresholds | ||
| First | −1.756*** | (0.409) |
| Second | -0.334 | (0.404) |
| Third | 1.707*** | (0.411) |
Note: Presented are logits. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1. N = 911.