Residents of age six years and over
[Question 26 through 33 asked of resident persons aged 6 and older.]
27. Level of education
Ask the questions as indicated in the manual. ____
Attention: Questions 26-32 apply only to residents of the household who are at least 6 years of age. Therefore, these questions do not apply to: visitors, any and all resident children (present or absent) who are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years of age, or born in 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, or, 1993, or who were born between November 1 and December 31, 1992.
Resident children (present or absent) born between January 1 and October 31, 1992, are now 6 years of age; therefore, questions 26-32 apply to them.
Special case: For any child who is a resident (present or absent) and was born in 1992, without the month being specified, questions 26-32 apply. For resident children (present or absent) to whom questions 26-32 do not apply, draw a slash through column 26 and the following columns.
Question 27: Level of education
The level of education of a given individual corresponds to the last year of study completed or, in the case of students, the current year of study, at the highest level of the national education system that he/she has reached. There are four levels of study (types of instruction), with two to seven years of study each:
- Primary education (CP1 through CM2);
- Secondary education: middle school (6th class through 3rd class);
- Secondary education: high school (three years, from Seconde through Terminale)
- Vocational education (CAP1; CAP2; CAP3; BEP1; BEP2; BT1; BT2; BTS1; BTS2; etc.)
- Higher education: University and Grandes Écoles (1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year, Bachelor, Master, DEA, doctoral studies, etc.).
How to conduct the interview?
Regardless of the answer given to question 26: Literacy:
Ask: "Have you attended school?"
1 - If "yes," ask the following question: "Are you going to school now?"
If "yes," ask: "What course are you currently enrolled in?" Note the answer given.
If "no," ask: "What was the last course you were enrolled in?" Note the answer given.
2 - If the answer to the question, "Have you attended school?" is "no," then write "N/A."
Note: People who have studied in another education system must be classified in the equivalent categories of the Ivorian education system. For those who were educated through Arabic, you must be cautious regarding their status, as they are not necessarily literate; generally speaking, they are taught to recite verses but are unable to read or write.