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Table 2 Distribution of education of parents per sex of students (column %)

From: The relevance of educational attainments of parents of medical students for health workforce planning: data from Guiné-Bissau

Education of father

Sex of the student*

Education of mother

Sex of the student**

Combined education of both parents

Sex of the student***

M (n = 66)

F (n = 26)

M (n = 66)

F (n = 26)

M (n = 62)

F (n = 26)

Father did not complete secondary education

42.4%

N = 28

11.5%

N = 3

Mother did not complete secondary education

69.7%

N = 46

26.9%

N = 7

One of the parents did not complete secondary education

74.2%

N = 6

30.8%

N = 7

Father did not complete post-secondary education

22.7%

N = 15

11.5%

N = 3

Mother did not complete post-secondary education

12.1%

N = 8

26.9%

N = 7

One of the parents did not complete post-secondary education

9.7%

N = 10

26.9%

N = 11

Father has some level of complete post-secondary education

34.8%

N = 23

76.9%

N = 20

Mother has some level of complete post-secondary education

18.2%

N = 12

46.2%

N = 12

Both parents have some level of complete post-secondary education

16.1%

N = 62

42.3%

N = 26

  1. Chi-square *p = 0.001; **p = 0.001; ***p = 0.001