Research note: The educational gradient of divorce in the Czech Republic during the late post-socialist transition

Objective: This study aims to describe the educational gradient and role of homogamy in divorce risk Czech Republic. Background: The Republic underwent a social transformation 1990s, which resulted significant change many demographic trends. In contrast, trend seems have been less affected. My aim is evolution patterns during late phase post-communist transformation. Method: Register data on marriages contracted 1995, 2000, 2005 were supplemented with register records up 2020. Besides duration marriage, contains information education, age, marital status both partners at time marriage. Kaplan-Meier curves Cox regression are used for analysis. Results: substantially higher educated, this holds across all three marriage cohorts observed here. Homogamous not most stable ones. From an individual's perspective, more educated partner shows highest stability. Conclusion: analysis confirmed stability negative transition period It refutes notion that relative education woman or man couple destabilises partnerships.