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EDUCIT
Educational attainment, Italy
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      class Educit : public Editor {

public:
  Educit(VarPointer varInfo) : Editor(varInfo) {}
  void edit() {

    long a = getRecoded();
    switch (dataSet) {
    case dataset_id::it2001a: {
      if (IT2001A_0427() == 9 && IT2001A_0429() == 1)
        a = 44;
    } break;
    case dataset_id::it2011a: {
      if ((IT2011A_0431() == 5 || IT2011A_0431() == 6 || IT2011A_0431() == 7) &&
          (IT2011A_0432() > 0 && IT2011A_0432() < 9))
        a = 44;
    } break;
    }

    setData(a);
  }
};

Description

EDUCIT indicates the person's educational attainment in Italy in terms of the degree obtained.

Comparability — General

The education system in Italy is composed of 5 years of primary, 3 years of lower secondary, and up to 5 years of upper secondary. Lyceums, technical schools, and vocational schools under the Ministry of Education offer 5-years programs of upper secondary education, while vocational education and training courses managed by the regions last 3 years.

Higher education follows the structure of the Bologna process. Bachelor's degrees have varying duration, between 3 to 6 years, depending on the field. The data identify university diplomas (2-3 years) and undergraduate degrees (4-6 years). Graduate studies include: master's degree programs that usually last 2 years, specializations that take 2 to 6 years, and doctorate studies that last 3 to 4 years.

The census provides information about the educational level completed, but not the years finished. In 2011, the category "primary school or less" includes illiterate persons as well as persons who completed primary school at most.

Universe

  • Italy 2001: Persons age 6+
  • Italy 2011: Persons age 6+

Availability

  • Italy: 2001, 2011, 2011Q1, 2012Q1, 2013Q1, 2014Q1, 2015Q1, 2016Q1, 2017Q1, 2018Q1, 2019Q1, 2020Q1