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Mauritius 1990 — source variable MU1990A_EDATTAIN — Primary and secondary education

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In strict confidence
Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius

Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 2 years and over:

21 Primary and secondary education ____

If now attending pre-primary, primary, or secondary school, write standard or form being attended.
If attended primary or secondary school in the past, write highest standard or form completed or highest primary or secondary school certificate obtained.
If never attended school, write 'nil'.
Please report tertiary education in col. 22.
[Stop here for persons under 12 years]

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Stop at column 18 for children under 2 years of age
Note that columns 19-21 are for persons aged 2 years and over

Column 21
Primary and secondary education
Please note that this column refers only to primary and secondary education. Tertiary education is reported in columns 22a and 22b, whilst vocational and technical training are reported in columns 23a and 23b.

(i) For persons reported 'now' in column 20:
If the person is now attending primary or secondary school, write the standard or form being attended. For children attending preprimary school, write 'Preprimary'.

(ii) For persons reported 'past in column 20:
If the person has attended primary or primary and secondary school in the past, write the highest standard or torrri completed or the highest certificate obtained, if any.

For example, for a person who has completed only Standard III, write 'Std III'; for a person who has completed only Form IV, write 'Form IV'.
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For a person who has completed only the primary cycle, write 'CPE' or 'PSLC' if he has in fact passed the Primary School Leaving Certificate; if not, write 'Std VI'.
For a person who has completed Form V or an equivalent level, write 'SC' or 'GCE. (OL)' or 'BEPC' only if he/she has obtained the relevant Certificate; if not, write 'Form v·.
For a person who has studied up to the Higher School Certificate or equivalent level, write 'HSC', or 'GCE (AL)', etc. only if the person has obtained the relevant certificate; if not, write 'Form VI'.

(iii) For persons reported 'never' in column 20:
If the person has never attended school, write 'NIL'. However, if the person has studied privately or by correspondence, then report the equivalent level of primary or secondary education completed or the highest primary or secondary school certificate obtained.

Stop at column 21 for persons under 12 years of age

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Mauritius 1990 — source variable MU1990A_EDFIELDTER — Field of highest qualification in tertiary education (1-digit)

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In strict confidence
Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius

Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

22 Tertiary education

(b) Highest qualification ____

Insert the highest post-secondary degree, certificate or diploma received by the person and the major field of study.
Write 'none' if person does not have a post-secondary degree, certificate or diploma.

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Stop at column 18 for children under 2 years of age
Note that columns 19-21 are for persons aged 2 years and over

Column 22b
Highest post-secondary qualification
Insert the highest post-secondary degree, certificate or diploma received by the person, as well as the corresponding major field(s) of study.

If the person has more than one degree and you have difficulty in deciding which is the highest, insert the one which was obtained most recently.

If the person does not hold any post-secondary degree, certificate or diploma, write 'None', even if he/she has been to a university or other post-secondary Institution.

Write 'none' also for a person who is now following a post-secondary course but does not yet have a post-secondary degree, certificate or diploma; do not insert the name of the course he/she is following.

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Mauritius 1990 — source variable MU1990A_EDLEVVOC — Level of vocational or technical training

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In strict confidence
Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius

Night of 1-2 July 1990

For persons aged 12 years and over:

23 Vocational/technical training

(b) Highest certificate ____

Insert the highest degree, certificate, or diploma received and the major field of vocational or technical training.
Write 'none' if person has no degree, certificate or diploma in vocational or technical training.

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Stop at column 18 for children under 2 years of age
Note that columns 19-21 are for persons aged 2 years and over

Column 23b
Highest vocational or technical qualification
Insert the highest vocational or technical degree, certificate, or diploma received by the person and the major field of study covered.

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If the person has more than one vocational or technical qualification and you have difficulty in deciding which is the highest, insert the one which was obtained most recently.
If the person has followed a technical or vocational course which does not lead to a certificate, insert only the field of study.
If the person has not received any technical or vocational training, write 'none'.

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Mauritius 2000 — source variable MU2000A_EDATTAIN — Primary and secondary education

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[Population census form]

For persons aged 2 years and over:
[Column 19 to 21 were asked of persons age 2 and older.]

21. Primary and secondary education _ _

If now attending pre-primary, primary, or secondary school, write standard or form being attended. If attended primary or secondary school in the past, write highest standard or form completed or highest primary or secondary school certificate obtained. If never attended school, write 'nil'.
(Stop here for persons under 12 years)

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7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form

[Stop at column 18 for children under 2 years of age. Note that columns 19-21 are for persons aged 2 years and over.]

Column 21 - Primary and secondary education
Please note that this column refers only to primary and secondary education. Other education, including tertiary education is covered in column 22.

(i) For persons reported 'now' in column 20:

If person is now attending pre-primary school: write "pre-primary".
If person is now attending primary or secondary school: write the standard or form being attended.

(ii)For persons reported 'past' in column 20:
If the person has attended primary or primary and secondary school in the past, write the highest standard or form completed or the highest certificate obtained, if any.

E.g.
-For a person who has completed only Standard III, write "STD III".
-For a person who has completed only the primary cycle, write "CPE" or "PSLC" If he/she has passed the Certificate of Primary Education or the Primary School Leaving Certificate; if not write "STD VI".
-For a person who has completed only Form IV, write "Form IV".
-For a person who has completed Form V or an equivalent level, write "SC" or "GCE(OL)" or "BEPC" only if he/she has obtained the relevant certificate; if not, write "Form VI".
-For a person who has studied up to the Higher School Certificate or an equivalent level, write "HSC" or "GCE(AL)", etc. only if he/she has obtained the relevant certificate; if not, write "Form VI".

(iii) For persons reported ?never? in column 20:

If person has never attended school, write 'NIL'.

However, if the person has studied privately or by correspondence or followed any special education classes (such as schools for the disabled, adult education programmes), then report the equivalent level of primary or secondary education completed or the highest primary or secondary school certificate obtained.

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Mauritius 2000 — source variable MU2000A_EDLEV1 — Level of highest educational attainment

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[Population census form]

For persons aged 12 years and over:
[Column 22 to 34 were asked of persons aged 12 years and older.]

22. Qualifications other than those of the primary and secondary levels

Has the person obtained any qualifications other than those of the primary and secondary levels already reported in column 21? E.g., degrees, diplomas, nursing or teaching qualifications, membership of professional institutions, other professional, educational, technical or vocational qualifications, etc.

If 'no', write 'none' in all six columns below.

If 'yes', give details for the 3 highest qualifications as follows:

- duration of training in full time equivalent months
- title of qualification obtained, major field of study and name of institution awarding the qualification (e.g. BSc Civil Engineering - University of Mauritius; NCC International Diploma in Computer Studies - SITRAC; NTC 1 Hotel management - Hotel School of Mauritius, etc.)

If allotted space is not sufficient, write where space is available and link with an arrow.

Highest qualification

(1a) Duration of training in months _ _
(1b) Qualification received, major field of study and name of institution awarding the qualification _ _ _ _

Second highest qualification

(2a) Duration of training in months _ _
(2b) Qualification received, major field of study and name of institution awarding the qualification _ _ _ _

Third highest qualification

(3a) Duration of training in months _ _
(3b) Qualification received, major field of study and name of institution awarding the qualification _ _ _ _

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7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form

Column 22 - Qualifications obtained other than those of the primary and secondary levels
This question asks whether the person has obtained any qualifications other than those of primary/secondary levels already reported in column 21. E.g. degrees, diplomas, nursing or teaching qualifications, graduate or corporate membership of professional institutions, other professional, educational, technical or vocational training. Include also any qualifications obtained on trade, craft, industrial and home economics courses.
If person does not have any such qualifications, write "NONE" in all six columns. Write "NONE" also for persons still following primary or secondary education.
If person has such qualifications, insert details for the 3 highest qualifications obtained as explained below.
For each qualification obtained, give details as follows starting with the highest qualification:

- duration of training in months,
- title of qualification obtained, the major field of study and name of institution awarding the qualification.

Space is allowed for reporting the 3 highest qualifications obtained. Columns (1a) and (1b) relate to the highest qualification, columns (2a) and (2b) to the second highest and columns (3a) and (3b) to the third highest. If the person has only one qualification, fill in the necessary details in columns (1a) and (1b); if person has two qualifications, fill in columns (1a) and (1 b) as well as (2a) and (2b).

(1a), (2a), (3a) - Duration of training
Insert the duration of schooling/training in full time equivalent months. For full-time regular courses, consider one academic year as equivalent to 12 months, even though the actual training during the year may have been somewhat less than 12 months.
For a person who received training by correspondence, or through private or part-time study, convert the accumulated training to the equivalent number of months in the full-time regular programme.

(1b), (2b), (3b) - Qualification received, major field of study and name of institution awarding the qualification
For each qualification obtained, give the title of the qualification, the corresponding major field of study and the name of the awarding institution.

E.g.:
-Graduate Diploma In Statistics - Royal Statistical Society.
-BSc Clvll Engineering - University of Sussex.
-BSc Agriculture - University of Mauritius.
-Diploma course in teacher training - MIE.
-NCC lnternational Diploma in Computer Studies - SITRAC.
-NCC Certificate In Multimedia - SITRAC.
-NTC 1 Hotel management - Hotel School of Mauritius.
-NTC 3 Furniture making - S.K. Jagatslngh Training Centre.

For a person who is now following a course and has not yet obtained any qualification, write "NONE" in all columns. However, if he/she is currently following a course, but has qualifications other than those reported in column 21, give details for the qualifications already obtained and not the course he/she is now following.

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Mauritius 2011 — source variable MU2011A_EDATTAIN — Primary and secondary education

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[Question P20 to P22 were asked of persons aged 2 years and over]

P22. Primary and secondary education

If "now" attending school, write the standard or form being attended as listed below:
If attended school in the past, write the highest level completed as listed below:
If "Never" or "child not in school", write [0] for "None".

[] 0 None
[] 1 Pre-primary
[] 11 Standard I
[] 12 Standard II
[] 13 Standard III
[] 14 Standard IV
[] 15 Standard V
[] 16 Standard VI or equivalent - not passed
[] 17 Standard VI or equivalent - passed
[] 19 Primary, not known
[] 21 Form I
[] 22 Form II
[] 23 Form III
[] 24 Form IV
[] 25 Form V or equivalent - not passed
[] 26 Form V or equivalent - passed
[] 27 Form VI or equivalent - not passed
[] 28 Form VI or equivalent - passed
[] 29 Secondary, not known
[] 31 Form I prevocational
[] 32 Form II prevocational
[] 33 Form III prevocational
[] 98 Specialized schools for the handicapped
[] 99 Unknown

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6. Population census topics and their usefulness

P22 - Primary and Secondary education
Information on level of education is used to measure the national capacity for technological development, and the need for further education in the light of the requirements of the sectors of employment.

8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire

P22 - Primary and secondary education
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Question P22 applies only to primary and secondary education.

For persons reporting "1 Now - Full Time or "2 Now - Part Time" at P21

(i) If the person is now attending pre-primary school: Write "1" in the boxes provided.
(ii) If the person is now attending primary or secondary school, write the Standard or Form being attended.
(iii) If the person is presently in Form I or Form II or Form III, you should enquire whether he/she is following the academic stream or prevocational stream.

- Write "21"for Form I academic or "31" for Form I prevocational
- Write "22" for Form II academic or "32" for Form II prevocational
- Write "23" for Form III academic or "33" for Form III prevocational

(iv) If a person is attending a specialized school for example APEIM; write "98".

For persons reporting "3 Past" at P21

(i) If the person has attended pre-primary or primary and secondary school in the past, write the highest Standard or Form completed or the highest certificate obtained, if any. E.g.: For a person, who has completed only Standard III, write "23".
(ii) If the person who has completed only the primary cycle, insert "17" if he/she has passed the Certificate of Primary Education or the Primary School Leaving Certificate; if not passed CPE or PSLC; write "16".
(iii) For a person who has completed only Form IV, write "24".
(iv) For a person who has completed Form V or an equivalent level, write "26" only if he/she has obtained the relevant certificate; if not, write "25".
(v) For a person who has studied up to the Higher School Certificate or an equivalent, write "28" if he/she has obtained the relevant certificate. If he/she has studied up to Lower VI or up to Upper VI but not passed HSC, write "27" in the boxes.

For persons reporting "Never" or "Child not yet at school (CNYS)" at P21

Write "0" in the boxes provided.

For persons who have not attended school in the past but have studied either privately, or by correspondence, or by following any special education classes (such as schools for the disabled, adult education programs)

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State the equivalent level of primary or secondary education completed or the highest primary or secondary school certificate obtained.

For persons who are not presently attending school but are studying either privately, or by correspondence, or by following any special education classes (such as schools for the disabled, adult education programs)

State the equivalent level of primary or secondary education completed or the highest primary or secondary school certificate obtained.

Please use the equivalence table below if a person has followed an English or French system of education. You should record the equivalent level of primary or secondary education completed or the highest primary or secondary school certificate obtained as per list below:
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[Stop at P22 for persons under 12 years of age]

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Mauritius 2011 — source variable MU2011A_DIPLOMA1 — Highest qualification in the past, other than primary and secondary

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[Question P23 to P34 for persons aged 12 years and over]

P23B. Education other than those of the primary and secondary levels - Past

Highest qualification

Write the duration of course in months _ _

Write the (i) qualification received; (ii) the major field of study. E.g. (i) MSC; (ii) Statistics. (i) Diploma; (ii) Hospitality management, etc.

_____ (i)
_____ (ii)

Second highest qualification

Write the duration of course in months _ _

Write the (i) qualification received, (ii) the major field of study. E.g. (i) BSC (ii) economics (i) certificate (ii) communication, etc.

_____ (i)
_____ (ii)

Third highest qualification

Write the duration of course in months _ _

Write the (i) qualification received; (ii) the major field of study. E.g. (i) Diploma; (ii) Humanities. (i) Certificate; (ii) Town and country planning, etc.

_____ (i)
_____ (ii)

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6. Population census topics and their usefulness

P23A and P23B - Tertiary education, professional, technical and vocational course/qualifications
The questions help to determine the resources of the country in terms of specialized manpower and to show whether there are too few or too many people with specific qualifications and skills to satisfy the needs of the labor market. The information is useful to measure the need for continuing education and retraining programs that would respond to the changing demands of the labor market.

8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire

P23B- Education other than those of the primary and secondary levels - past
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Enter information related to the 3 highest qualifications other than those of the primary and secondary levels (e.g. degree, diploma, certificate or other qualifications) that the person has obtained in the past.

Please note that P23B is applicable for all persons who have qualifications other than those of the Primary and Secondary levels, even though they are now following another course.

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Start with the highest qualification. For each qualification, write the following in the boxes provided:

(a) Duration of the course

Insert the duration of schooling/training in full time equivalent months. For full-time regular courses, consider one academic year as equivalent to 12 months, even though the actual course/training during the year may have been less than 12 months.
For a person who received training by correspondence, or through private or part-time study, convert the accumulated training to the equivalent number of months in the full-time regular program.

(b) Qualification received

For each qualification received, write the title of the qualification, e.g. BSC, diploma, certificate, etc., in boxes labeled as (i).

(c) Major field of study

For each qualification obtained, write the corresponding major field of study, e.g.: hospitality management, civil engineering, agriculture, teacher training, etc., in the boxes labeled as (ii).

An example is given below for a 2-year course to obtain a diploma in hospitality management.

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If a person does not have any such qualifications, leave P23B blank

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Mauritius 2011 — source variable MU2011A_DIPLOMA2 — Second highest qualification in the past, other than primary and secondary

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[Question P23 to P34 for persons aged 12 years and over]

P23B. Education other than those of the primary and secondary levels - Past

Highest qualification

Write the duration of course in months _ _

Write the (i) qualification received; (ii) the major field of study. E.g. (i) MSC; (ii) Statistics. (i) Diploma; (ii) Hospitality management, etc.

_____ (i)
_____ (ii)

Second highest qualification

Write the duration of course in months _ _

Write the (i) qualification received, (ii) the major field of study. E.g. (i) BSC (ii) economics (i) certificate (ii) communication, etc.

_____ (i)
_____ (ii)

Third highest qualification

Write the duration of course in months _ _

Write the (i) qualification received; (ii) the major field of study. E.g. (i) Diploma; (ii) Humanities. (i) Certificate; (ii) Town and country planning, etc.

_____ (i)
_____ (ii)

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6. Population census topics and their usefulness

P23A and P23B - Tertiary education, professional, technical and vocational course/qualifications
The questions help to determine the resources of the country in terms of specialized manpower and to show whether there are too few or too many people with specific qualifications and skills to satisfy the needs of the labor market. The information is useful to measure the need for continuing education and retraining programs that would respond to the changing demands of the labor market.

8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire

P23B- Education other than those of the primary and secondary levels - past
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Enter information related to the 3 highest qualifications other than those of the primary and secondary levels (e.g. degree, diploma, certificate or other qualifications) that the person has obtained in the past.

Please note that P23B is applicable for all persons who have qualifications other than those of the Primary and Secondary levels, even though they are now following another course.

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Start with the highest qualification. For each qualification, write the following in the boxes provided:

(a) Duration of the course

Insert the duration of schooling/training in full time equivalent months. For full-time regular courses, consider one academic year as equivalent to 12 months, even though the actual course/training during the year may have been less than 12 months.
For a person who received training by correspondence, or through private or part-time study, convert the accumulated training to the equivalent number of months in the full-time regular program.

(b) Qualification received

For each qualification received, write the title of the qualification, e.g. BSC, diploma, certificate, etc., in boxes labeled as (i).

(c) Major field of study

For each qualification obtained, write the corresponding major field of study, e.g.: hospitality management, civil engineering, agriculture, teacher training, etc., in the boxes labeled as (ii).

An example is given below for a 2-year course to obtain a diploma in hospitality management.

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If a person does not have any such qualifications, leave P23B blank

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Mauritius 2011 — source variable MU2011A_DIPLOMA3 — Third highest qualification in the past, other than primary and secondary

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[Question P23 to P34 for persons aged 12 years and over]

P23B. Education other than those of the primary and secondary levels - Past

Highest qualification

Write the duration of course in months _ _

Write the (i) qualification received; (ii) the major field of study. E.g. (i) MSC; (ii) Statistics. (i) Diploma; (ii) Hospitality management, etc.

_____ (i)
_____ (ii)

Second highest qualification

Write the duration of course in months _ _

Write the (i) qualification received, (ii) the major field of study. E.g. (i) BSC (ii) economics (i) certificate (ii) communication, etc.

_____ (i)
_____ (ii)

Third highest qualification

Write the duration of course in months _ _

Write the (i) qualification received; (ii) the major field of study. E.g. (i) Diploma; (ii) Humanities. (i) Certificate; (ii) Town and country planning, etc.

_____ (i)
_____ (ii)

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6. Population census topics and their usefulness

P23A and P23B - Tertiary education, professional, technical and vocational course/qualifications
The questions help to determine the resources of the country in terms of specialized manpower and to show whether there are too few or too many people with specific qualifications and skills to satisfy the needs of the labor market. The information is useful to measure the need for continuing education and retraining programs that would respond to the changing demands of the labor market.

8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire

P23B- Education other than those of the primary and secondary levels - past
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Enter information related to the 3 highest qualifications other than those of the primary and secondary levels (e.g. degree, diploma, certificate or other qualifications) that the person has obtained in the past.

Please note that P23B is applicable for all persons who have qualifications other than those of the Primary and Secondary levels, even though they are now following another course.

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Start with the highest qualification. For each qualification, write the following in the boxes provided:

(a) Duration of the course

Insert the duration of schooling/training in full time equivalent months. For full-time regular courses, consider one academic year as equivalent to 12 months, even though the actual course/training during the year may have been less than 12 months.
For a person who received training by correspondence, or through private or part-time study, convert the accumulated training to the equivalent number of months in the full-time regular program.

(b) Qualification received

For each qualification received, write the title of the qualification, e.g. BSC, diploma, certificate, etc., in boxes labeled as (i).

(c) Major field of study

For each qualification obtained, write the corresponding major field of study, e.g.: hospitality management, civil engineering, agriculture, teacher training, etc., in the boxes labeled as (ii).

An example is given below for a 2-year course to obtain a diploma in hospitality management.

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If a person does not have any such qualifications, leave P23B blank

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