Education
Has [the respondent] ever attended school? If no, put a dash in columns P15, P16, and P17. If yes, put in column P15 the abbreviation that corresponds to the type of education, according to the instructions at the bottom of the page. In column P16 put the last class attended under the type of education and in column P17, the highest diploma obtained. Use the numbers at the bottom of the page.
P15. Type ____
P16. Class ____
P17. Diploma ____
P18. School attendance ____
Column P15: Type of Education
This is the type of school last attended by the person; write one of the following abbreviations:
COR the person last attended (or is attending) a koranic school;
PF the person last attended (or is attending) a francophone primary school
PE the person last attended (or is attending) an Anglophone primary school
POST the person last attended (or is attending) a post-primary school such as the rural handicraft center, domestic science center, etc.
GEF the person last attended (or is attending) a francophone general education secondary school
GEE the person last attended (or is attending) an Anglophone general education secondary school
TEF the person last attended (or is attending) a francophone technical secondary school
TEE the person last attended (or is attending) an Anglophone technical secondary school
EF1 the person last attended (or is attending) a training school with the admission level of FSLC or CEPE
EF2 the person last attended (or is attending) a training school with the admission level of BEPC or GCEOL
EF3 the person last attended- (or is attending) a training school with the admission level of 'probatoire'
EF4 the person last attended (or is attending) a training school with the admission level of the 'BAC', GCEAL or higher.
UNIV the person last attended (or is attending) the university.
N.B. For any school other than those listed above, state it clearly. To do so, if you use an abbreviation not in the list, make remarks on the meaning of the abbreviation.
Column P18: School attendance.
This, column is completed only for persons who have been to school, whether they are at present employed or not.
Ask if the person is attending a school, be it on a full or part-time basis or by correspondence, whether the person is employed or not. Do not take into account professional or any other training on the job.
Encircle the number corresponding to the appropriate symbol:
1. NO if the person is not attending any school
2. ER in the following cases:
- the person is attending a regular school and is also following up courses by correspondence;
- the person is attending a regular school, attends evening school and follows up courses by correspondence
- the person is attending a regular school and attends evening school
3. CS: if the person attends only an evening-school or attends an evening school and also follows up courses by correspondence
4. CC: if the person is only following up courses by correspondence.