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Belarus 1999
Belarus 2009
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Belarus 1999 — source variable BY1999A_EDLEV — Education
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10. Education (for persons aged 15 and over)
[] 1 Higher vocational (higher)
[] 2 Secondary vocational (secondary specialized)
[] 3 Primary vocational (vocational)
[] 4 Secondary general
[] 5 Basic general (incomplete secondary)
[] 6 Primary general
[] 7 Illiterate


For those having an academic degree, specify:

[] 1 Candidate of science
[] 2 Doctor of science

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Question 10. Education (for persons aged 15 years and over)

For persons 15 years of age and over the code is to be marked, which corresponds to one of the prompts listed.

In marking codes of educational attainment, it should be kept in mind that the current educational levels correspond to the following levels used before:
higher vocational to higher:
secondary vocational to secondary specialized
primary vocational to vocational
primary general to primary
basic general to incomplete secondary


"Higher vocational (higher)" is to be marked for those graduated from higher education institutions: institute, academy, university, higher college, the higher fire-technical school of the MIA of the Republic of Belarus, etc.

"Secondary vocational (secondary specialized)" is to be marked for those graduated from secondary specialized education institutions: technical school, training school (e.g., medical, normal), college, technical school at enterprise, etc.

"Primary vocational (vocational)" is to be marked for those graduated from primary vocational education institutions (vocational school, technical school, vocational education center, etc.) and who along with profession received a certificate or diploma.

"Secondary general" is to be marked for those graduated from secondary general education schools (including those with in-depth study of some subjects), lyceums, gymnasia, etc.

In marking codes for "basic general (incomplete secondary)" and "primary general" it is expedient to use the following table.

Table for determining the educational attainment for persons without the secondary general education on the basis of the number of grades completed

Basic general (incomplete secondary)
Completed an incomplete secondary school (seven-year school in 1961 or before, eight-year school from 1963 to 1989, nine-year school from 1990 to 1991), basic general education school in 1992 and later
Completed 7 grades in 1961 or before
Completed 8 grades in 1989 or before
Completed 9 grades
Completed 10 grades of an eleven-year or twelve-year secondary school
Completed 11 grades of a twelve-year secondary school
Attends the 10th-11th (12th) grade
Dropped out the 8th grade in the 1961/62 academic year or before
Dropped out the 9th grade in the 1988/89 academic year or before
Dropped out the 10th-11th (12th) grade
Completed a primary general education school

Primary general
Completed 3 grades of a three-year primary general education school in 1972 or later
Completed 4-6 grades
Completed 7 grades in 1962 or later
Completed 8 grades in 1990 or later
Attends the 5th - 9th grades
Dropped out the 4th grade in the 1972/73 - 1989/89 academic years
Dropped out the 5th -7th grades
Dropped out the 8th grade in the 1962/63 academic year or later
Dropped out the 9th grade in1989/90 academic year or later


"Illiterate" is to be recorded for those who cannot write and read.

For persons who have no primary education but can read and write the question "Education" is not to be completed.

Educations in correspondence or evening educational institutions, as well as external studies, are to be considered equal to the corresponding full-time educational institutions.

For pupils and graduates of educational institutions not providing general education (e.g., trade schools, sectoral vocational schools, factory schools, training stations, field training units, refresher courses, access courses at educational institutions, etc.) the educational attainment is to be recorded, which was reached before the admission to those educational institutions.

For persons having academic degrees the code corresponding to one of responses listed is to be marked.

For persons under 15 years of age the answer to this question is not to be completed.

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Belarus 2009 — source variable BY2009A_EDLEV — Educational attainment
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Form 2H: Personal Questionnaire

For individuals aged 10 and senior.
13. Which is your education level?
[Question 13 was asked of persons age 10+]

[] 1 Primary basic
[] 2 Basic general
[] 3 Secondary general
[] 4 Vocational technical
[] 5 Special secondary
[] 6 Higher
Do you have the scientific degree?
[] 1 Yes
[] 1 Candidate of science
[] 2 Doctor of science
[] 2 No
[] 7 Have no education
Can you read and write?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
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33.10. in question 13 "What is your educational level?" the highest level in education reached by the respondent should be indicated.

When you select response choices with the educational levels "primary general" or "basic general", it is advisable to use the Table for determining the educational attainment of persons without secondary general education in combination with the number of grades completed, which is presented in the enumerator's notebook. One of the following responses is to be completed:
- "secondary general" -- for respondents who have graduated from institutions providing secondary general education: secondary general school, evening (shift) school, upper secondary school, lyceum, boarding school, sanatorium boarding school, educational and pedagogical complex, including pre-school, secondary arts college, upper secondary arts college, upper secondary linguistic college and others;

- "vocational- technical" -- for respondents who have graduated from institutions providing technical and vocational education: technical vocational school, trade school, and vocational and training college and who have received together with special skills a certificate or diploma of vocational education;

- "secondary special" -- for respondents who have graduated from institutions providing secondary special (post-secondary) education: college (training school: of teacher training, music, medical training, culture and arts, Olympic reserve), college, secondary arts college, upper secondary arts college, upper secondary linguistic college, vocational and training college, and tertiary college;

- "higher education" -- for respondents who have graduated from institutions providing higher education: university (academy), institute, tertiary college.
Respondents who indicated the response "higher" are additionally questioned whether they have an academic degree.
For respondents who have graduated from educational institutions not providing general education (tradesmen school, sectoral vocational school (OPU), workschool (FZO), factory apprenticeship school (FZU), training course center, production-and-training center, refresher or further vocational training course, and preparatory courses at educational institutions, etc.), the answer should be completed that corresponds to the education they received before entering the above educational institutions.

In question 13, for respondents not having primary general education the answer "have no education" should be completed and an additional question is to be put to them: "Can you read and write?";