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Education
18. Educational level: What was the highest grade and level of education that the person passed?
These questions should be asked exclusively of the persons who have informed that they are seven years old or older.
Question 18: Educational level
In the spaces that correspond to this question, the enumerator should note with clarity, the highest grade or year that the person has completed in formal education. In this question, it is necessary to insist a bit, since generally, the informant tends to say the grade or year that he or she is attending, but what we want to know is the last grade that he or she passed. For this reason, this question should be asked to all persons, whatever the answer was to question 17. For person younger than seven years old, you should mark with an X across the box.
For those who inform not having passed any educational grade, you should write an X on the first line of this question ("no grade"), the same as for those who have passed any grade of preschool, since the question is oriented to the primary, secondary, or university levels.
The enumerator should write the grade or year on the corresponding line, according to the educational level. In this way, a person who has passed through the fifth year of elementary should have noted 5th elementary, the person who has passed 3rd year of pre-vocational should note 3rd Secondary, etc.
Be aware that under the term secondary we include the pre-vocational cycle (or general education) and the vocational cycle (or diversified), taking the first year of this last cycle as the 4th year of secondary, since the cycle of general education is comprised of three years.
If the education that is being studied is divided by semesters, you should note the highest year that the person has completed. For example, if the person passed the 5th semester of Civil Engineering, it would correspond to 2nd year of University.
For the persons who studied abroad, you should note with the best approximation, the grade that corresponds to the Guatemalan educational system, asking additional questions to the interviewee.
For persons who studied in Guatemala before the current educational systems were put into place at the several levels, you should note the highest grade that they passed according to the past systems. In this case, you should ask the enumerated persons additional questions to achieve the most accurate notation possible.
If the person does not remember the last grade passed, but does remember the level (elementary, secondary, or university), note a "d" (initial for unknown) on the respective line. For example, for a person who informs that he or she attended some years of secondary education, but cannot remember the last grade passed, you will write "of secondary". If the person does not remember even the grade nor educational level, in large letters that cover the box, write "unknown."
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Many college students take classes that correspond to different years; you should always write the last year that he or she has completed.
In the case of college students who finished classes but have not taken the exams to receive their college degree, you should note the last grade passed. The same will be applied in the case of professionals who have graduated from the university.
In the case of persons who have studied two fields of secondary or university studies, you should note the highest grade that corresponds to the field with the highest number of years.
As in the case of questions 16 and 17, this question refers exclusively to the formal education that is obtained in public and private institutions, schools, private education at home and college, excluding the long-distance learning and courses that are received in isolated form.
12. Educational level
Write the grade or year according to the type of schooling indicated.
[] 00 None
[] 1 Elementary ____
[] 2 Secondary____
[] 3 Higher____
[] 99 Unknown
Questions 11-14 refer to the literacy and educational level of the enumerated person; either he or she completed the degree or is currently studying. For this reason, only persons aged seven and older are asked these questions.
The purpose of these questions is to find out the educational level of the population with respect to their demographic, economic, and social characteristics.
Question 12: level of education
1. How to ask the question:
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Ask, "What was the last grade or year in primary or secondary school, or higher education, which you successfully completed?"
Note that two pieces of information are required here: a) the highest level of education; and b) the last year successfully completed at that level.
The normal educational system in Guatemala has several levels: a) primary; b) secondary; c) and higher education.
The following definitions will help you categorize the population correctly according to the above.
Primary education: this education is intended to provide the basic elements of instruction (grades 1-6).
Secondary education: the purpose of this level is to provide general, or specialized, or both, types of education. The minimum requirement for students is to be admitted is completion of primary education. This level of education is currently divided into basic and vocational instruction.
Higher education: this is instruction provided in universities and higher-level technical institutions. The minimum requirement for students to be admitted is completion of secondary education.
2. How to record the answer:
The form has various boxes for recording the answer given by the interviewee:
The 00 box, "none," is for the population, which has not completed any schooling.
The spaces appearing after the various levels of instruction, such as "primary 1 _ _," "secondary 2 _ _," and "higher level 3 _ _," are for recording the highest year or grade completed.
Use the 99 box, "unknown," for those persons for whom the informant is unable to provide the information.
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3. Example:
[This box contains question 12 of the section VI, "people in the census household."]
For those 7 years of age and older
[Questions 13 - 15 were asked for persons age 7+ old]
14. Educational level
Question 14: educational level
1. How to formulate the question
What was the last grade or year of study that you completed in either primary [elementary], middle, or superior school?
Two pieces of information are required:
a) The highest level of education; and,
b) The last year completed in that level.
The Republic of Guatemala's regular educational system is made up of the following levels of education:
b) Middle
c) Tertiary
The following definitions will help the enumerator in correctly classifying the population in this characteristic.
Primary education: The educational system providing the first elements of instruction (1st to 6th grades).
Middle education (secondary): A general, specialized, or both, system of education. The minimum prerequisite to enter into secondary education is the completion of elementary education. This level is currently divided into basic and vocational.
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Tertiary education: Education provided by universities and non-university technical schools. The minimum prerequisite to enter tertiary education is the completion of secondary education.
2. How to record the data
If the person has not completed any grade, the number "00. none" is circled.
The spaces that appear before the different levels of education, "1. Primary", "2. Middle," and "3. tertiary", are provided so that the last grade or year completed can be recorded.
Finally, number "99. unknown" is provided in case the informant cannot supply the information about the person in question.
3. Example:
[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 14 of the census form]
14. Educational level
14. Level of education
Before continuing with this question, familiarize yourself with the following definitions:
[A graphic of box 14, "Level of education," is reproduced on the left-hand side of the page.]
Ask, "What was the last grade you passed in pre-primary, primary, or secondary school, or an institute of higher education.
If the person has not passed any grade, mark an X in the circle corresponding to the 00 option. If the person passed pre-primary, mark an X in the circle corresponding to the 10 option.
For primary school, secondary school, and higher education, write the last grade passed in the appropriate grid space. Write the information in digits using number from 1 to 7 (7 being the maximum).
Classes taught at a university but of limited length (6 months, etc.) are not considered higher education.
For persons of age 7 years and older
[Questions 12 to 20 are for persons of age 7 years and older]
13. What was the last grade or year of studies completed?
This section records individual information for a maximum of ten people - those listed in section 6, "total number of persons in the household." If there are more than ten people in the census household use as many additional forms as necessary.
[A graphic of the "individual characteristics", located at the top of section 7 of the census form, is included here.]
Person number: In the grid spaces on the upper left side of the form, write the number that corresponds to the person according to the order from the list of persons in section VI. The head of household is number 1.
Name: In the appropriate space, write the name of each of the persons who make up the household according to the order in which they appear on the list in question 3 of section VI. Begin with the head of household and continue writing according to the order established.
Information supplied by respondent: This is when the person interviewed gives information about his/her own self. Fill in the appropriate oval according to the information you receive.
Questions 1-11 should be asked for all permanent residents of the household in the dwelling.
Questions 12-20 are for persons aged seven or older.
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13. Level of schooling
Ask, "What was the last level and or grade that this person passed in pre-primary, primary, middle or high school, or university?"
[A graphic of question 13, from section 7 of the census form, is included here.]
The levels of instruction corresponds to the regular system of formal education.
The mid-level of instruction refers to secondary education (middle and high school). Higher education corresponds to university education.
The question refers to the level and/or grade passed, and not the current level or grade.
Fill in the oval corresponding to code 10 if the respondent has not passed any grade.
Fill in the oval corresponding to code 20 if the respondent has passed pre-primary.
Write in digits (from 1 to 7) the answer corresponding to grades passed in primary, middle or high school, or university. If the answer is given in semesters, calculate an average of two semesters per grade. For example, the eighth semester would correspond to the fourth grade.
For persons of age 7 years and older
[Questions 12 to 20 are for persons of age 7 years and older]
13. What was the last grade or year of studies completed?
This section records individual information for a maximum of ten people - those listed in section 6, "total number of persons in the household." If there are more than ten people in the census household use as many additional forms as necessary.
[A graphic of the "individual characteristics", located at the top of section 7 of the census form, is included here.]
Person number: In the grid spaces on the upper left side of the form, write the number that corresponds to the person according to the order from the list of persons in section VI. The head of household is number 1.
Name: In the appropriate space, write the name of each of the persons who make up the household according to the order in which they appear on the list in question 3 of section VI. Begin with the head of household and continue writing according to the order established.
Information supplied by respondent: This is when the person interviewed gives information about his/her own self. Fill in the appropriate oval according to the information you receive.
Questions 1-11 should be asked for all permanent residents of the household in the dwelling.
Questions 12-20 are for persons aged seven or older.
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13. Level of schooling
Ask, "What was the last level and or grade that this person passed in pre-primary, primary, middle or high school, or university?"
[A graphic of question 13, from section 7 of the census form, is included here.]
The levels of instruction corresponds to the regular system of formal education.
The mid-level of instruction refers to secondary education (middle and high school). Higher education corresponds to university education.
The question refers to the level and/or grade passed, and not the current level or grade.
Fill in the oval corresponding to code 10 if the respondent has not passed any grade.
Fill in the oval corresponding to code 20 if the respondent has passed pre-primary.
Write in digits (from 1 to 7) the answer corresponding to grades passed in primary, middle or high school, or university. If the answer is given in semesters, calculate an average of two semesters per grade. For example, the eighth semester would correspond to the fourth grade.