Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that a father’s level of education has the greatest impact on a child’s likelihood of low educational attainment.
Analysis by the ONS shows that children are seven and a half times less likely to achieve at school if their father has a low level of education when compared with children with highly educated fathers.
A mother’s level of education has an impact on a child’s success at school too – but to a lesser degree.
Children are three times more likely to have low educational outcomes if their mother has a low level of education.
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