Tendências das desigualdades de acesso ao ensino superior no Brasil: 1982-2010

Abstract

The paper aims to analyze recent trends regarding inequalities in the access to higher education in Brazil between 1982 and 2010, a period during which the educational system underwent massive expansion. It draws on data from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) and Demographic Censuses, based on which regression models estimate the chances of high school graduates achieving higher education as a function of their family background and structure, sociodemographic characteristics and geographical location. The main results indicate a decline in access inequalities related to racial differences and parents' education.