Chancen bildungsbenachteiligter Jugendlicher: Bildungsverläufe in der Schweiz und in Deutschland

Are educational pathways of young people from schools with basic intellectual requirements in Germany and Switzerland similar? In what way do different factors influence a smooth transition? We use panel data from the DJI-Transition Panel and from the German-speaking part of the Transition from Education to Employment Project (TREE) in Switzerland and analyze the first three years after compulsory school. We employ optimal-matching and cluster analyses to identify different types of educational pathways. Furthermore, we use regression analyses to test whether educational attainment, gender, social status of parents, migration background and regional labor market situation predict membership in these types of educational pathways. There are significant differences: While the entry in upper secondary education is much smoother in Switzerland and leads more often to early qualified employment, the transition from education to employment in Germany shows much more variety and takes more time. Finally, strong similarities concerning the pattern of the five influential factors we have been looking atexist.