Independent variables

Success in HE

Odds ratio

Odds ratio

Odds ratio

Odds ratio

Odds ratio

Block 1: Socio-demographic characterization

Male (sex)

0.494***

0.488***

0.505***

0.813

0.813

Age

0.912***

0.911***

0.905***

0.910***

0.910***

Model: χ² (2) =

152.830***

R²_N=

0.087

Block 2: Social origins

Socio-occupational categories (social classes) (reference category: Professional and Managers)

entrepreneurs and executives

1.069

1.096

1.209

1.165

self-employed

0.867

0.881

0.991

0.987

routine employees

1.267

1.287

1.279

1.205

industrial workers

0.947

0.977

1.159

1.147

multi-active employees

0.961

0.981

1.180

1.162

Years of schooling of father

1.027

1.026

1.023

1.022

Years of schooling of mother

0.974

0.975

0.974

0.974

Block: χ² (7) =

7.516

Model: χ² (9) =

160.346***

R²_N=

0.091

Block 3: Previous education

Earlier failure (year repeated)

0.859

0.950

0.927

Route of access to higher education (reference category: general course)

technological course

0.687*

0.937

0.910

vocational course

1.492

2.108*

2.244*

second-chance education

1.496

1.367

1.398

other

1.913

1.974*

2.087*

Institutional sector in secondary education: private (or cooperative) (reference category: public)

0.854

0.683**

0.665**

Block: χ² (6) =

17.298**

Model: χ² (15) =

177.644***

R²_N=

0.100