In Portugal, only 11% of the children of poor families and with the 9th grade arrive in higher education. The money is not enough for everything; And studies cannot always be the priority.
The education of parents conditions that of children, and in families of income and lower education only 11% of children have higher education.
The conclusion is from a study by Banco de Portugal (BDP) released this Thursday, which concludes that Who lives in a family of lower income is more likely to risk poverty in adult.
Education and also the financial situation of families are channels used in the intergenerational transmission of poverty and material deprivation, with the study to conclude that only 10.9% of the children of parents with the 9th grade of schooling and poor financial situation managed to attend higher education.
Already those whose parents had the same level of education but a good financial situation, one third (31.1%) managed to attend higher education.
If parents have higher education, the percentage of children who attend the same level of education exceeds 70%either the financial situation of the family was bad (74.8%) or it was good (79.8%).
The study also shows that the Poverty risk increases from 12.5% to 19.2% For those who come from families with a good or bad financial situation, respectively.
It is a vicious cycle. Poverty generates poverty. But worse: Who is the son of poor parents are more likely to be even poorer.
Portugal has more and more children at risk of Poverty and Social Exclusion.
According to Eurostat data, in 2023, there was about 379 thousand children in a situation of economic lack – which represents an aggravation of more than 20% over the last decade.
Given the European Union in 2023, there were 94.6 million people at risk of poverty, of which 21% were children. In Portugal, there are more than two million people in this condition. 379 thousand children-underline.
