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Table 5 Results on effects of PYSM on math course grade performance with family fixed-effects (reference = “No Pass”)

From: Parents’ years in Sweden and children’s educational performance

 

Pass (std. error)

Pass with distinction (std. error)

Pass with special distinction (std. error)

Obs.

Family obs.

Pseudo-R 2

Africa

0.99 (.03)

1.00 (.04)

0.97 (.05)

2067

746

.02

East Africa

0.95 (.04)

0.91+ (.05)

0.93 (.07)

1671

681

.03

Iraq

0.98 (.04)

0.96 (.05)

0.96 (.07)

1233

526

.02

Iran

0.99 (.07)

0.99 (.08)

1.10 (.10)

1378

646

.02

Lebanon

0.98 (.03)

0.99 (.04)

1.01 (.05)

2572

956

.02

Turkey

1.00 (.01)

1.01 (.02)

1.02 (.02)

9181

3049

.05

Asia/Oceania

1.02 (.02)

1.00 (.02)

1.04 (.03)

7971

2958

.03

Chile

0.90** (.03)

0.92 (.05)

0.87+ (.07)

1480

640

.05

South America

0.95 (.06)

0.98 (.07)

0.96 (.10)

729

304

.06

Non-EU-27 Europe

0.90 (.07)

0.88 (.07)

1.04 (.09)

576

243

.10

Former Yugoslavia

0.96+ (.02)

0.98 (.03)

1.02 (.04)

5848

2531

.06

Former Soviet Union/Poland

0.97 (.05)

0.94 (.05)

1.00 (.06)

2154

952

.05

EU-27 and North America

0.98 (.03)

0.99 (.03)

1.03 (.04)

5014

2134

.05

Nordic

0.98 (.01)

0.98+ (.01)

0.99 (.02)

17,395

7028

.05

  1. Notes: In addition, each regression also includes control variables for sex and firstborn status
  2. Source: SIP, 1989–2011
  3. Exponentiated coefficients; standard errors in parentheses
  4. + p < 0.10; **p < 0.01