Children of Immigrants and Postsecondary Education

first-generation children of immigrants: Our analysis shows that first- and second-generation children of immigrants access PSE at much higher rates than non-immigrant youth, according to Globe and Mail. By the age of 21, 86 per cent of first-generation children of immigrants obtained postsecondary education, with 84 per cent of second-generation immigrants doing the same. This is important because PSE is critical, not only to an individual economic and social success, but also to the country prosperity. This record on the part of the children of immigrants compares favourably to the 72-per-cent PSE participation rate among non-immigrant youth. What is the reason for these high participation rates To some degree, they are the result of adult immigrants to Canada tending to have relatively high levels of PSE . Their children are, therefore, also more likely to pursue postsecondary education, as PSE participation has a large inherited component . Interestingly, having a low family income is rarely an obstacle to PSE for these youth. For those from the region that includes Syria, 93 per cent and 96 per cent of first- and second-generation children of immigrants, respectively, had moved into postsecondary education by the age of 21, with most having attended university rather than college or trade school. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.