This chapter aims to characterize access to higher education and labor market, and to identify the
determinants of the transition from ninth grade to high school and higher education. Based on
information from Gran Encuesta Integrada de Hogares (GEIH), we found that there is a positive
and growing relationship between income and schooling. In addition, access to the labor market
increases when schooling is higher. We found that the benefits received by individuals with
complete high school are significant, though substantially lower than those obtained with higher
levels of education. Factors associated with access to higher education are analyzed based on data
from the Sistema Integrado de Matrícula (Simat) and the Sistema para la Prevención de la
Deserción en educación superior (Spadies). We found that overaged students and those who
belong to lower socioeconomic strata have lower probability of persistence in high school and
lower access to higher education. Nevertheless, these findings are counteracted by school’s
characteristics related to better education quality, such as proportion of civil service teachers and
school with eleventh grade. Likewise, the supply of higher education is positively associated with
the access to this educational level.