Abstract
The study presents the main results of the analysis of the level of inequalities in access to tertiary education in 23 countries over the last fifty years, and also the results of other subsequent analyses. It assesses the overall level of inequalities in access to tertiary education according to the Inequality index, and documents the development of inequalities in Europe as a whole and in various countries.
The study tracks the development of the family background structure for various generations of young people, the changing education and occupational profile and social status of their parents and the changes in the impact of various family background factors. Finally, it analyses the influence of expansion of tertiary education on the level of inequality.