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Peru 1993
Peru 2007
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Peru 1993 — source variable PE1993A_EDATTAN — Educational level completed
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For those 5 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 7 - 11]


11. What is the last year, grade of study, or level completed?

Circle the appropriate number:

[] 0 No level
[] 1 Initial or preschool
[] 2 Primary
[] 3 Secondary
[] 4 Basic regular
[] 5 Basic vocational (craftsmanship)

[Bracket around responses 2-5:] ____ Write the year or grade completed

Higher non-university:

[] 6 Incomplete
[] 7 Complete


Higher university:

[] 8 Incomplete
[] 9 Complete

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For people 5 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 7 - 11]


Question No. 11: What is the last year, grade of study or level that you completed?
This question is only for those who answered with option 1 or 2 in question 10.
Read the question. Wait for the informant's response. Then, circle the corresponding number.
[There is a picture of question 11 in this section of the Enumeration Form.]
If the informant reports having passed Primary, Secondary, Regular Basic, or Trade School Basic, in addition to circling the number that corresponds to that level, you should record the year or grade passed in the box at the right.
If the informant reports Superior (Non-University) or Superior (University, complete, or incomplete), circle the corresponding number.
Remember that:

Initial or preschool: includes day care (nido) and Kindergarten.
Primary: According to the current Educational System, it includes from 1st to 6th grade, whether for minors or adults.
Secondary: According to the current Educational System, it includes from 1st to 5th grade, whether for minors or adults.
Regular basic (daytime): Includes from 1st to 9th grade of Regular Basic Education.
Basic vocational (nighttime): Includes from 1st to 9th grade of Trade School Basic education.
Higher (Non-University): This includes Normal Schools, Professional Education Superior Schools, Superior Technology Institutes, Armed Forces and National Police Non-Commissioned Officer Schools, and Business Administration Superior Schools.

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Superior (Non-University) will be considered completed when the person has finished the last cycle, grade, or year of the program that they studied. Otherwise, it will be considered incomplete.
Higher (University): This includes universities, Armed Forces and National Police Officer schools, religious seminaries, the Superior Institute of Art of Peru, the National Pedagogical Institute, and the Diplomatic Academy of Peru.
Superior (University) will be considered completed when the person has finished the last cycle, grade, or year of the program that they studied. Otherwise, it will be considered incomplete.

Remember that, beginning with the next question, information is only requested for people 6 years of age and older.

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Peru 2007 — source variable PE2007A_EDATTAIN — Education level completed
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For persons aged three or older
[Applies to questions 9-12]


11. What was the last level and grade or year you successfully completed in school? (Circle only one number. For primary write the grade or year and for secondary [high school] write only the year)

[] 1 No level
[] 2 Initial Education
[] 3 Primary

Grade _
Year _

[] 4 Secondary [High school]

Year _

[] 5 Non-university higher education -- incomplete
[] 6 Non-university higher education -- complete
[] 7 University higher education -- incomplete
[] 8 University higher education -- complete

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For persons aged three and older
[Applies to questions 9-12]


Question 11: What was the last level and grade or year you successfully completed in school?

  • If the respondent only passed the last pre-primary grade [transición], circle option 3, "Primary", and write 0 (zero) in the grid space.
  • If the respondent states primary, ask which year or grade he/she passed and write it in the appropriate grid space. The individual "Grade" and "Year" spaces may not contain both pieces of information.
  • If the respondent states secondary, ask which year he/she passed and write it in the appropriate grid space.
  • If the respondent states non-university higher education, find out whether the degree was completed or not and circle the appropriate option.
  • If the person studied in a non-traditional setting [Educación No Escolarizada, when students do not attend classes in a physical school on a daily basis], write the year passed and the appropriate level.

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No Level. This is when the person never attended a school. Include children who were in pre-primary classes [Educación Inicial] on the day of the census.
Pre-primary. This includes those who finished the following classes: early childhood center [estudios de nido], day-care [Cuna guarderia], kindergarten, national pre-primary non-traditional program [Programa Nacional no Escolarizado de Educacion Inicial] (Pronoei) and day care for children less than 4 years old [Wawa wasi].
Primary. According to the current educational system, this includes grades one through six. In the previous educational system it included the final pre-primary grade [transicion] and grades one through five for both children and adults.
Secondary. According to the current educational system, this includes years one through five for both children and adults.
Non-University Higher Education. This includes teacher training schools [escuelas normales]; professional training schools [escuelas superiores de educacion profesional]; non-commissioned officer training in the armed forces; business schools; technical colleges; and teaching colleges [institutos superiores pedagogicos]. In all of these schools the length of study is generally at least three years.
University Higher Education. This includes universities; officer training schools for the police and the armed forces; seminary schools; the Peru College of Art; the National Teaching College; nursing college; journalism school; and the Diplomatic Academy of Peru. In all of these schools the length of study is at least four years.
Examples:
  • Ana only passed the last year before primary school [transición]. Circle option 3, "Primary," and write 0 in the box which corresponds to year. Leave the space for "Grade" blank.
  • Lupita passed sixth grade. Circle option 3, "Primary," and write 6 in the space which corresponds to grade. Leave the space which corresponds to year blank.
  • Levi studies psychology at the university and has passed his fourth year. Circle option 7, "University Higher Education -- Incomplete."
  • Ricky is studying accounting in a college [instituto superior], not a university. He passed his fourth-semester of classes. Circle option 5, "Non-University Higher Education -- Incomplete."