IPUMS-I: descr: EDUCLS

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EDUCLS

Educational attainment, Lesotho

Codes and Frequencies

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Code	Label	lesoth 1996	lesoth 2006
00	NIU (not in universe)	X	X
10	None, preschool, or non-formal education	·	·
11	None	X	X
12	Preschool	·	X
13	Non-formal education	·	X
	Primary
21	Standard 1	X	X
22	Standard 2	X	X
23	Standard 3	X	X
24	Standard 4	X	X
25	Standard 5	X	X
26	Standard 6	X	X
27	Standard 7	X	X
31	Diploma or certificate after primary	X	X
32	Vocational training after primary	X	X
	Lower secondary
41	Form 1 (form A)	X	X
42	Form 2 (form B)	X	X
43	Form 3 (form C)	X	X
44	Diploma or certificate after lower secondary	X	X
45	Vocational training after lower secondary	X	X
	Upper secondary
51	Form 4 (form D)	X	X
52	Form 5 (form E)	X	X
	Post-secondary
Code	Label	lesoth 1996	lesoth 2006
60	Post-secondary, non-university	X	X
61	Undergraduate or graduate studies	X	·
62	Undergraduate studies	·	X
63	Graduate studies	·	X
90	Other	X	X

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      class Educls : public Editor {

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

    long a = getRecoded();
    switch (dataSet) {
    case dataset_id::ls1996a: {
      if (LS1996A_0415() == 1 && LS1996A_0406() >= 5)
        a = 11;
    } break;
    }

    setData(a);
  }
};

Comparability — General

The education system of Lesotho includes 7 years of primary education (Standard 1-7), 3 years of lower secondary (Form 1-3), and 2 years of upper secondary (Form 4-5). Lower secondary leads to the Junior Certificate (JC), while upper secondary leads to the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC).

Technical and vocational training is offered after primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary. Programs after the JC include the Lesotho Primary Teachers Course (LPTC), the Primary Higher Certificate (PHC), nursing, among others. Post-secondary non-university programs lead to a diploma or a certificate, which lasts between 2 to 3 years.

Higher education includes bachelor, master, and doctorate degrees. The first stage of higher education is composed of bachelor's degree programs, which take 4 to 5 years, depending on the field of study. Master's degree programs take 2 years to complete and doctorate programs take 3 years.

Preschool and non-formal education are only identified in 2006. The data for this census shows smaller than expected frequencies for persons with preschool and exactly 6 years of age, with respect to those with preschool and who are 7 or 8 years old.

The 1996 and 2006 samples do not provide information about the number of years achieved in university or vocational training programs. The 1996 sample does not distinguish between undergraduate and graduate education.

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