Questions 12 and 13 of the persons sheet
For employed persons, the workplace should be answered here, where the daily profession can be found. Because the address of the workplace is promoted for the commuter statistics, the address of the management is therefore not intended but the building, or rather meeting place from which they are brought to the workplace. For police officer it is the patrol office, for traveling salesmen, if need be, it is their own dwelling, etc. Only employed persons who have a different workplace everyday, in order that an answer is futile, should answer "alternating work sites".
For pupils and students, here give the specific type of school (e.g. "technical school for electrical engineering", "advanced technical apprenticeship for electrical engineering") or the address of this school. Therefore all children must give an answer here who are 6 years and older. Unemployed persons and active duty personnel should give the previous work site or the school last visited.
9. Education: If two professions were learned or two different college degrees obtained, it is sufficient to state the most important learned occupation or college degree (the one which is the most closely connected with your present occupation).
10.2 Education completed
Education completed: If more than one degree or course of study has been completed per education level (e.g., university degrees in two fields of study), please indicate just one item, e.g., the one you feel has played a more important role in your career.
[] Primary school (including pre-primary state)
[] General secondary school (Hauptschule)
[] Academic secondary school - lower state
[] Special school
[] Pre-vocational year
[] Apprenticeship training (including compulsory vocational training school, final apprenticeship examination, skilled worker's examination) (e.g. Skilled farm worker, retail salesperson, car mechanic)
"Kolleg": post-secondary courses (2 - 3 years) to reach a technical or vocational education
Field of study, main subject only (e.g. German language and literature, teaching certificate for mathematics, electrical engineering, sculpture, tourism, production automation)
Which one? ____
Which?
1. ____
2. ____
No questionnaire text is available for this sample.
For those having an academic degree, specify:
[] 2 Doctor of science
For individuals aged 10 and senior.
13. Which is your education level?
[Question 13 was asked of persons age 10+]
Description
The statistics on the educational structure of the population describe the post-comprehensive school educational qualifications and degrees attained by the population aged 15 and over. Besides diverse data describing education, the statistics contain information on the age, gender, native language, nationality and migration of attainers of educational qualifications and degrees.
The data are based on Statistics Finland's Register of Completed Education and Degrees. Completers of education and degrees are classified by level of education according to the latest/highest vocational qualification. In accordance with the Statistics Act, the personal data from which these statistics are compiled are confidential. As a rule, the statistics produced from them are public.
Educational structure of the population
Educational structure of the population describes distribution of the population aged 15 and over to attainers of primary, secondary and tertiary level qualifications and degrees. Attainers of tertiary degrees are further divided into attainers of lowest level tertiary, lower university level, higher university level and doctorate level degrees.
Educational system
The Finnish educational system is comprised of the following:
Pre-primary education is provided in Finland to 6-year-old children, usually at children's day care homes. Some 6-year-old children receive pre-primary education in comprehensive schools. Attendance of pre-primary education has been compulsory since 2015.
Comprehensive school education is general knowledge education provided for entire age cohorts. All children permanently resident in Finland must attend compulsory education. Compulsory education starts in the year of the child's seventh birthday.
Compulsory education finishes when the syllabus of comprehensives school education has been completed (9-year comprehensive school), or 10 years from the start of compulsory education. In exceptional cases compulsory education may start already at the age of six and last 11 years due to a disability or illness. A student who has received a leaving certificate from comprehensive school in the same year or in the year before it may continue to attend optional additional education (10th grade).
Post-comprehensive school education, or upper secondary general education and vocational education represent secondary level of education. Upper secondary general school education is education leading to a matriculation examination. Its scope is three years and it gives general eligibility to further education. Vocational education can be either educational institution-based or apprenticeship training. In apprenticeship training, most of the studying is comprised of learning through practical work tasks at a workplace. The qualifications are initial vocational qualifications attained in three years, which also give general eligibility to further polytechnic or university studies.
Further and specialist vocational qualifications represent further vocational education. They, as well as initial vocational qualifications can be attained in a skills examination that can be taken irrespective of the way of acquisition of professional skills, and in which skills can be proven on the basis of preparatory education for a skills examination or work experience.
Attainment of university of applied sciences degrees takes 3.5 to 4.5 years and higher university of applied sciences degrees requiring work practice 1-1.5 years. Attainment of lower university degrees takes three years while higher university degrees take two years longer. Attainers of higher level university degrees may continue their studies to licentiate and doctorate level degrees.
Level of education
In the statistics on the educational structure of the population, the population's level of education is measured with the average length of the highest level of completed education per capita. For example, level of education indicator 246 means that the theoretic duration of education per capita is 2.5 years after completion of comprehensive school education. The population's level of education is calculated from the population aged 20 and over. This is because many under the age of 20 have not yet completed their studies. The measure of level of education allows easy comparisons between regions in levels of education and monitoring of temporal changes.
Up to the end of 1997, the population's level of education was calculated from the levels of educational qualifications and degrees attained by the population aged 15 and over. The indicator of level of education can range from 150 to 800. The higher the indicator figure, the higher the level of education. In the group with level of education indicator 150, everybody has completed only elementary school, middle school or comprehensive school, whereas in the group with level of education indicator 800, everyone holds a licentiate or doctorate level degree.
Tertiary degree
In the statistics on the educational structure of the population, tertiary degrees comprise all lower, higher and doctorate level tertiary degrees.
Up to the end of 2001, only degrees obtained at universities and experimental or permanent university of applied sciences in accordance with the decree on universities (464/1998) were included in tertiary degrees.
10. Of the diplomas listed below, indicate all that you have earned:
[] 2 General Certificate of Secondary Education [B.E.P.C.], or elementary certificate
[] 3 Baccalaureate (1st or 2nd part, including technical), or advanced level certificate [brevet superieur]
[] 4 Advanced 2nd level baccalaureates (university, engineering school, etc.)
1. [] Exam indicating completed craftsman apprenticeship
2. [] Certificate of completion of F.P.A. [Certificat de fin de stage de la F.P.A.].
3. [] Vocational Training Certificate [Certificat d'Apprentissage Professionel.]
4. [] Professional degree
5. [] Certificate of industrial, commercial, social, hotelier education (1st or 2nd part, probationary or definitive [probatoire ou definitif]).
6. Student with a certificate from the ENP: technical certificate
Indicate the corresponding specialty or specialties: ____
11. Among the following diplomas, indicate all of those which you have:
[] 2 Elementary certification (B.E.P.C.) [Brevet d'études du premier cycle], (B.E.) or junior high certification (B.E.P.S.) [Brevet d'enseignement primaire supérieur]
[] 3 High school diploma (first part, junior year, second part), including the technical series, or superior certification [Brevet supérieur]
[] 4 Diplomas of higher education after the complete high school diploma (diplomas given in universities, diplomas at the end of studies at large professional schools [Grandes Ecoles], public or private, engineering schools, etc.).
[] 2 Certificate at the end of a F.P.A internship
[] 3 Professional aptitude certification (C.A.P.) [Certificat d'aptitude professionnel]
[] 4 Professional certificate (B.P.) [Brevet professionel], Master's certificate
[] 5 Professional business certificate (B.E.C.) [Brevet d'enseignement commercial], Industrial certificate (B.E.I.), social (B.E.S.), hotel management (B.E.H.), agriculture (B.E.A.), etc.
[] 6 Student certified in the E.N.P. [Ecole nationale polytechnique] or from a technical high school, technical certificate or master technical certificate.
[] 9 Other professional diplomas given by private schools or public institutions.
8. Among the following diplomas, indicate all those that you have:
[] 2 Elementary certification, junior high school certificate (B.E.P.C) [Brevet d'études du premier cycle], Elementary certificate (B.E.) or certificate of superior primary education (B.E.P.S.) [Brevet Européen du Premier Secours].
[] 3 High school diploma (1st part, probationary, or second part), not including the series F, G and H; superior certificate
[] 4 Diplomas of levels superior to the high school diploma (diplomas given in universities, diplomas from large specialized schools public or private, engineering schools, etc.)
[] 2 Professional certificate (B.P.) [Brevet professionnel], Master's certificate, certificate at the end of the internship of the F.P.A. [Formation professionnel des adultes], 2nd degree.
[] 3 Certificate of business education (B.E.C), [Brevet d'enseignement commercial], industrial (B.E.I.) [Brevet d'enseignement industriel], social (B.E.S.) [Brevet d'enseignement social], hotel management (B.E.H.); [Brevet d'enseignement hotelier], Certificate of agricultural technical agent (B.A.T.A.) [Brevet d'agent technique agricole].
[] 4 Technician's high school diploma (series F, G or H), technician's certificate (B.T., B.T.A. [Brevet de technicien agricole], Student certified in E.N.P [Ecole nationale polytechnique] or a public technical high school, superior certificate of business education (B.S.E.C.) [Brevet supérieur d'enseignement commercial].
[] 5 Superior technician's certificate (B.T.S.), University technical diploma (D.U.T.), Graduate degree in technical studies (D.E.S.T.).
[] 6 Paramedical and social diplomas (nurse, midwife, child care, welfare, social assistant, etc.)
[] 0 Other professional diplomas. Specify ____.
Question 8: Among the following diplomas, indicate all those which you have.
Just as for question 8a (general education or college- level studies) as for question 8b (technical school and professional school), several boxes can be checked.
People who really have a diploma given should check the box which refers to it.
Those who have taken corresponding studies, without however obtaining the diploma, should not check the box which refers to it (even if they believe to have attained the level of the diploma).
10. Indicate which of the following degrees or certificates you hold:
[] 2 General Certificate of Secondary Education [Brevet d'études du 1er cycle], (B.E.P.C.); Elementary Certificate [Brevet élémentaire], (B.E.); or Certificate of Advanced Primary Education [Brevet d'enseignement primaire supérieur], (B.E.P.S.).
[] 3 Baccalaureate (1st part, preliminary or 2nd part), not including F, G, and H series; Advanced Certificate [Brevet supérieur]; Certificate of Advanced Secondary Studies [Certificat de fin d'études secondaires], (C.F.E.S.).
[] 2 Professional Certificate [Brevet professionnel], (B.P.); Certificate of Mastery [Brevet de maîtrise], (B.M.); Certificate indicating completion of internship for advanced F.P.A.
[] 3 Certificate of Agricultural Education [Brevet d'enseignement agricole], (B.E.A.); of Commercial Education [d'enseignement commerial], (B.E.C.); of Hotelier Instruction [d'enseignement hôtelier], (B.E.H.); of Industrial Education [d'enseignement industriel], (B.E.I.); of Social Education [d'enseignement social], (B.E.S.); Certificate to be a Technical Agricultural Agent [Brevet d'agent technique agricole], (B.A.T.A.)
[] 4 Technician's Baccalaureate [Baccalauréat de technicien] (series F, G or H); Technician's Certificate [Brevet de technicien], (B.T., B.T.A.); Certified Student of E.N.P. or of a government technical high school [Élève breveté des E.N.P. ou d'un lycée technique d'État]; Advanced Certificate in Commercial Education [Brevet supérieur d'enseignement commercial], (B.S.E.C.); basic legal qualification [Capacité en droit].
[] 2 Advanced Technician's Diploma [Brevet de technicien supérieur], (B.T.S.); Technical Diploma from a University Technology Institute [Diplôme universitaire de téchnologie], (D.U.T.); Technical Higher Education Diploma [Diplôme d'études supérieures techniques], (D.E.S.T.)
[] 3 Preliminary University Diploma (first-year course [propédeutique], D.U.E.L., D.U.E.S., D.E.U.G., P.C.E.M. excluding D.U.T.s); Degree indicating completion of studies to teach primary school [Certificat de fin d'études normales]; Pedagogical Training Degree [Certificat d'aptitude pédagogique]
[] 4 Advanced University Degrees [Diplôme universitaires du 2e ou 3e cycle] (B.A., master's, doctorate, etc.); C.A.P.E.S., C.A.P.E.T.
[] 5 Terminal degree [diplôme de sortie] from a highly competitive public or private college [grande école publique ou privée] or engineering college.
[] 6 Other diploma. Specify type: ____
8. Indicate your highest grade level or degree
[] 2 BEPC (Brevet d'études du premier cycle - certificate of first cycle studies), elementary certificate, junior high school certificate
[] 3 CAP (Certificat d'aptitutude professionnelle - certificate of professional aptitude)
[] 4 BEP (Brevet d'études professionelles - certificate of professional studies)
[] 5 High school diploma, professional certificate or technical certificate, other certificate (BEA [Brevet d'Enseignment Agricole - c. of agricultural education], BEC [Brevet d'etudes commerciales - c. of management studies], BEI [Brevet d'Enseignement Industrielles -c. of industrial education], etc.)
[] 6 University Bachelor's degree, BTS [Brevet de Technicien Supérieur - superior technician c.], DEST [Diplome d'études supérieures techniques - superior technical studies diploma], DUT [Diplome Universitaire de Technologie - technological university diploma], diploma of social professions or of health
[] 7 University graduate degree, Engineering degree, from a Grande Ecole [school of superior studies, admission to which is highly competitive], etc.
10. Indicate your last diploma obtained
[] 1 Certificate of elementary studies
[] 2 BEPC, elementary certificate, middle school certificate
[] 3 CAP
[] 4 BEP
[] 5 General high school diploma (Philosophy, Sciences, etc., basic math, A, B, C, D, E, L, S, ES, etc.)
[] 6 Technical diploma (F, G, H, STI, etc.) or professional, professional certificate or technician's certificate, other certificate (BEA, BEC, BEI, etc.) basic legal qualification
[] 7 Bachelor's or Associate's degree, BTS, DUT, diploma of social or health professions
[] 8 Graduate or post-baccalaureate university diploma (including medicine, pharmacy, dentistry), engineering degree, from a teacher-training school.
9. What diplomas, certificates or degrees do you have?
[] 02 No diploma/certificate/degree but schooling up to primary school or high school
[] 03 No diploma/certificate/degree but schooling beyond high school
[] 11 Certificate of primary studies (CEP)
[] 12 General certificate of secondary education (BEPC); preliminary-level intermediate certificate (brevet elementaire); vocational school certificate (brevet des colleges)
[] 13 Vocational training certificate (CAP); journeyman's certificate [brevet de compagnon]
[] 14 Professional training certificate (BEP)
[] 15 General baccalaureate degree, certificate of advanced studies [brevet superieur]
[] 16 Technical or professional baccalaureate [baccalaureat technologique ou professionnel]; professional or technical vocational certificate [brevet professionnel ou de technicien]; basic legal qualification (2-year degree) [capacite en droit] ; certificate of agricultural education (BEA); certificate of business education (BEC); certificate of industrial education (BEI); BEM
[] 17 Preliminary-level university degree [diplome de 1er cycle universitaire]; advanced technical degree (BTS); technical degree from a university technology institute (DUT); degrees related to social or health-care professions, or nursing
[] 18 Advanced university degrees (including medical, pharmaceutical and dental); engineering degree, degree from a highly competitive public or private college, doctorate, etc.
6) The following portion of the questionnaire is for individuals age 14 or older.
9) What diplomas do you have?
9.a. Have you completed the eighth grade?
9.b. Have you completed the tenth grade (secondary school leaving certificate)?
9.c. Do you have the Abitur [qualification for university entrance]?
9a. Did you complete grade 8?
9b. Did you complete grade 10 (intermediate level)?
9c. When did you complete the abitur (access to university)?
9.d. Do you have a skilled worker certificate?
____ Skilled trade
9d. Do you have a craftsman certificate?
____ Year of completion
____ Subject
____ Skilled trade
____ Year of completion
____ Subject
9.e. Do you have a master craftsman certificate?
____ Profession
9e. Do you have a master craftsman certificate?
____ Year of completion
____ Subject
9.f. Do you have a technical college degree?
____ Subject area
Question 9f, 9g:
In the field information of graduates of pedagogical fields, it must be identifiable that it involves teacher/pedagogical studies, so not mathematics rather secondary school teacher of mathematics; mathematics teacher.
This also applies for specialists with completed technical college and university education that have completed pedagogical post graduate studies; so not electrical engineering rather vocational school teacher of electrical engineering; teacher of the career-oriented education in electrical engineering.
Not considered finished technical college and university studies are:
Post graduate studies; guest studies; examination for the master's certificate even if it was passed at a vocational college; completion of a vocational school.
9f. Do you have a technical college certificate?
____Year of completion
____Subject
To questions 9f and 9g:
For pedagogical subjects, the title should be added, for example not just mathematics but high school teacher for mathematics.
[Rest omitted]
9.g. Do you have a university degree?
____ Subject area
Question 9f, 9g:
In the field information of graduates of pedagogical fields, it must be identifiable that it involves teacher/pedagogical studies, so not mathematics rather secondary school teacher of mathematics; mathematics teacher.
This also applies for specialists with completed technical college and university education that have completed pedagogical post graduate studies; so not electrical engineering rather vocational school teacher of electrical engineering; teacher of the career-oriented education in electrical engineering.
Not considered finished technical college and university studies are:
Post graduate studies; guest studies; examination for the master's certificate even if it was passed at a vocational college; completion of a vocational school.
9g. Do you have a university degree?
____ Year of completion
____ Subject
To questions 9f and 9g:
For pedagogical subjects, the title should be added, for example not just mathematics but high school teacher for mathematics.
[Rest omitted]
Question 9: Education completed
The highest degree completed should be marked, for example: "Abitur" [qualification for university entrance] or "10th grade" or "8th grade." This also applies to students. Then, for example, for a student in the 11th grade "10th grade" should be marked.
Question 10: Vocational education completed
The vocation learned or the field of the vocational degree that was achieved through training or awarded through attestation should be stated. The complete designation according to the official school certificate (e.g. skilled worker certificate, diploma) should be stated. For example:
Not "civil engineer", rather "civil engineer for hydraulic engineering"
A semi-skilled worker degree is valid if the person concerned is in possession of a corresponding school certificate.
If a person has several degrees in the same education level, for example, two semi-skilled worker degrees, then the one last attained should be stated. "Guest studies," "post-graduate studies," "doctorate," etc. should be entered under "which other education?"
Question 10: Vocational education completed
The vocation learned or the field of the vocational degree that was achieved through training or awarded through attestation should be stated. The complete designation according to the official school certificate (e.g. skilled worker certificate, diploma) should be stated. For example:
Not "civil engineer", rather "civil engineer for hydraulic engineering"
A semi-skilled worker degree is valid if the person concerned is in possession of a corresponding school certificate.
If a person has several degrees in the same education level, for example, two semi-skilled worker degrees, then the one last attained should be stated. "Guest studies," "post-graduate studies," "doctorate," etc. should be entered under "which other education?"
Question 10: Vocational education completed
The vocation learned or the field of the vocational degree that was achieved through training or awarded through attestation should be stated. The complete designation according to the official school certificate (e.g. skilled worker certificate, diploma) should be stated. For example:
Not "civil engineer", rather "civil engineer for hydraulic engineering"
A semi-skilled worker degree is valid if the person concerned is in possession of a corresponding school certificate.
If a person has several degrees in the same education level, for example, two semi-skilled worker degrees, then the one last attained should be stated. "Guest studies," "post-graduate studies," "doctorate," etc. should be entered under "which other education?"
Question 9: Education completed
The highest degree completed should be marked, for example: "Abitur" [qualification for university entrance] or "10th grade" or "8th grade." This also applies to students. Then, for example, for a student in the 11th grade "10th grade" should be marked.
Question 9: Education completed
The highest degree completed should be marked, for example: "Abitur" [qualification for university entrance] or "10th grade" or "8th grade." This also applies to students. Then, for example, for a student in the 11th grade "10th grade" should be marked.
For persons between 15 and 65 years of age
[Questions 9-11 were asked of persons between 15 and 65 years]
If you have completed education at a school/university of general/vocational education:
9. What is the highest level of general education you have completed?
[] 2 Intermediate school or equivalent (e.g., completed 10th grade)
[] 3 High school qualifying for higher education (final high school exam) or qualifying for vocational education
For persons between 15 and 65 years of age
[Questions 9-11 were asked of persons between 15 and 65 years]
If you have completed education at a school/university of general/vocational education:
10a. What is the highest level at a vocational school or a university you have completed?
[] Advanced full-time vocational school
[] Higher technical college (engineering school, vocational college)
[] Institution of higher education (including teacher training)
23. Level of education
[] 1 Degree from university or other school of higher education
[] 2 Now attending university or other school of higher education
[] 3 Secondary education certificate
[] 4 Lower secondary school certificate
[] 5 Primary school certificate
[] 6 Dropped out of primary school
10. Level of education: Mark an X next to the answer that corresponds to the highest degree attained by the respondent. In addition, in cases 1 or 2, for higher education degrees from a university or other school of higher education, specify: a) the educational institution and b) the department they graduated from.
___ _ _ _ (Department)
[] 2 Higher education other, non-university school degree
___ _ _ _ (Department)
[] 3 Now attending university or other school of higher education
[] 4 Secondary education certificate (6-grade gymnasium)
[] 5 Lower secondary school certificate
[] 6 Primary school certificate
[] 7 Dropped out of primary school but knows how to read and write
[] 8 Does not know how to read and write
12. Level of education
-Provide only one answer, which corresponds to the highest level of study completed by the respondent.
-Answer 1 refers to those who have attained a Ph.D. or a Master's degree.
(3)
[] 2 Higher education (University) degree
[] 3 Technical education college degree
[] 4 Higher education school degree
[] 5 Now attending University, Technical college, or Higher education school
[] 6 Secondary education certificate (secondary school or 6-grade gymnasium or comprehensive school)
[] 7 Technical school certificate
[] 8 Technical college certificate
[] 9 Lower secondary school certificate
[] 10 Left lower secondary school without certificate
[] 11 Primary school certificate
[] 12 Left primary school without certificate, knows how to read and write
[] 13 Left primary school without certificate, does not know how to read and write
[] 14 Did not attend primary school and does not know how to read and write
a. When did you obtain your qualification?
b. How long did it take to obtain your qualification?
The questions related to the education should be filled in only in case the enumerated person was born in 1963 or earlier. That is in case of the children born between 1964 -1969 this part as well as part III of the questionnaire will be empty.
First question of part II collects information on the regular school attendance of the enumerated person. A regular school i.e. educational institution is
In the secondary level: the grammar school,
The specialized secondary school;
The technical school of a higher level,
The teachers training college
Training college for kindergarten teachers.
Questions 12-14 refer to the training completed in regular educational institutions. A supplementary instruction is issued to define the education obtained regarding the persons having completed studies in educational institutions already not existing.
12. Not studied in a school
The number of the completed grade in each of the types of schools listed in sub-question 11/a will be entered into the quads in sub-question 11/b and the qualification obtained will be underlined at sub-question 11/c. The educational attainment should be enumerated according to the prevailing educational system.
Qualifications obtained at specialized courses must not be entered. The former statement does not valid in cases of specialized courses if the respective legislation is specifying that by taking some state exams the given qualification will be equivalent with a completed secondary or higher education. To accept i.e. to enter the answer to questions 11 and 12 is possible only if all the required exams had been taken by the respondent.
11/b Class (grade) completed
The completed grade is the one which might be confirmed by a certificate. In case the respondent had visited several schools of the same type the classes completed must not be summarized but the highest grade completed should be marked. In case a person born before 1973 did not attend school or at the reference date of the census is at the first grade of the primary school "0" will be entered into the quad at inscription "general, primary" and the other quads remain empty. In each of the cases after the last completed year "0" is entered and the following quads remain blank.
Schools for mentally defective persons are treated as general (primary) schools.
Question 13.
The aim of the interrogation is to acquire information on the level of schooling of the population. Therefore the types of schools and the classes, grades completed and the qualifications obtained in other types of schools not listed in the questionnaire must not be recorded. The answer "without completed school (00)" is marked for persons who did not even complete the general (primary) school, irrespective of their illiteracy.
The highest education i.e. the highest grade completed (also in case of the students) in the general (primary) school must be registered in the respective boxes, while the other institutions of the official school system the marking is necessary if the person has completed studies.
The completed studies abroad should be classified according to the Hungarian system, qualifications obtainable.
The different types of schools are the following
[Comment of the translator: quite many of the school types refer to educational systems that no longer apply. The names of the institutions might seem not familiar for the experts in the (traditional) classification of the educational institutions]:
The general (primary) school includes -- with the exemption of schools for extensive training -- each educational institution of elementary training, popular school, schools for back warded pupils and the so called "civilian school", as well as the first four years of the grammar school of 8 grades.
[p. 11]
The boxes at the "civilian school" can be used only if persons born before 1935.
The educational attainment, i.e. the grades completed must not be converted into the present educational system, e.g. in case a persons completed the 4th class of the "civilian school" "4" should be marked in the respective box.
While answering the further questions only the completed studies will be marked. The following items are regarded as completed studies:
The manual further gives a detailed list on the educational institutions of secondary and high level education, the translation of the individual items seems not necessary.
The following qualifications must not taken into account even in case those have been obtained in an educational institution of the regular school system: certificates obtained in course raining, certificate of profession obtained within the adult training, certificate on completing the grades of higher educational institutions, special exams passed in postgraduate training (e.g. specialized physician, specialized engineer, judge, etc.).
12.1--12.6. All educational qualifications have to be taken into account. It is not enough if you give the highest level one only. You must not write in courses. You must not make difference between qualifications obtained via regular or non-regular form of education (evening or mail course, distance teaching, private).
12.1 The number of classes (years) must not be converted into the current education system. Currently someone goes to school if he/she is enrolled for the 2000/2001 school year in one of the listed types of school.
II. Education attainment
Take into account studies and qualifications only in formal education.
[Question were of all persons]
19. What is your highest completed level of education?
Studies and qualifications obtained in formal education have to be taken into account in questions 17.1.--20
Persons in formal education are in legal status with the school as pupils or students. Questions regarding school attendance must be answered only in case the respondent is in legal status with the school as pupil or student (question 17.1 must be answered also in case of attending infant nursery or kindergarten), completed educational attainment must be taken into account only if it had been obtained in formal education. Persons attending schools outside formal education (e.g. trainings) are not in legal status with the school, so these studies and certificates must not be counted.
19. What is your highest completed level of education?
The order of the pre-printed answers defines the possible educational levels: the first is the lowest and the last is the highest educational level. The only one answer has to be marked which relates to the person.
The highest educational attainment relates to the schools completed only in the educational system.
Qualifications obtained in courses and vocational training or apprentice school certificates obtained during part-time education must not be taken into account. These qualifications are not part of the educational system.
If the person got a university or colleague degree but did not get final exam, it is not meant to be education completed, so this should not be taken into account when defining the highest educational level.
Qualifications attained abroad have to be classified according to the Hungarian school system levels.
Not even the first grade of general (primary) school completed is the education of those having completed 1--7th years of general (primary) school, 1--3rd years in civil school, 1st year in 6 grades secondary school and 1-3rd years in 8 grades secondary school. Moreover include those who not even attend one grade of any school.
General (primary) school is the education of those having completed the 8th grade of general (primary) school, 4-6th years of the civil school and do not have higher education or attended some years in secondary level of education but did not get either vocational exam or final examination.
Secondary level without final examination, with final vocational exam is the education of those having attained certificate of profession in vocational training school or certificate of profession in apprentice school. Defining the highest educational attainment from the earlier vocational training schools only those are included in this category which had been completed in 1961 or later, and from the sanitary apprentice schools or typing schools only those which had been completed in 1976 or later all attended in full-time.
Secondary level with final examination is the education of those having secondary level with final examinations either general or with vocational and of those who completed some grades in university or college etc. but did not get any diploma, certification. Secondary level with final examination educational attainment comprises of the following groups:
General certificate of education is the highest educational attainment of those who got general certificate of education in secondary general school or secondary vocational school and do not have a vocational exam based on the general certification or higher education. This group includes also those persons who got final secondary examination between 1974 and 1986.
General certificate of education with qualifications is the highest educational attainment of those who got their general certificate with qualifications in secondary vocational school, technical school, upper-commercial school, secondary level teacher and kindergarten teacher institution and do not have higher education completed. This group includes also those persons who completed a vocational final exam between 1949 and 1955.
Certificate of vocational programs is the highest educational attainment of those who got general certificate in secondary vocational school between 1985 and 2002 and after the general certificate they got technical certificate in 1-3 grades and those who got secondary or higher level vocational certification listed in the National Vocational Register (OKJ) in secondary vocational school after doing general certificate and do not have higher education completed. This group includes also those persons who got general certificate of education in secondary vocational school for apprentice school for skilled workman.
Certificate of higher vocational programs is the highest educational attainment of those who got higher vocational certification in secondary vocational school or tertiary educational institution after 1998 and do not have college or university diploma.
University, college, etc. with degree is the education of those having a college (or equivalent, e.g. BA/BSc) degree or a university (or equivalent, e.g. MA/Msc) degree, or completed supplementary university courses (PhD or DLA).
College diploma (or equivalent, e.g. BA/BSc) is the highest educational attainment of those who got diploma in college, tertiary level technical school, tertiary level vocational school, tertiary level kindergarten teacher or teacher institution etc. This group includes also those persons who got BA, BSc degree in tertiary educational system in basic training.
University diploma (or equivalent, e.g. MA, MSc) is the highest educational attainment of those who got certificate or diploma in university, equivalent level tertiary level institution in basic or supplementary training and in professional further training. This group includes also those persons who got master degree (MA MSc) in the current tertiary educational system in master training or unified training.
PhD or DLA degree is the highest educational attainment of those who got doctoral scientific degree achieved in doctoral regulations. Defining the highest educational attainment only those scientific doctoral degrees are included in this category which had been attained in 1991 or after. Those who got doctoral name together with the university diploma (lawyer, doctor, dentist, chemist, or veterinarian) do not belong to this group.
17. Full-time education received:
State age at which full-time education ended____
Vocational, technical, or commercial: ___ years
University or higher technical: ____ years
17. Full-time education received:
State age at which full-time education ended____
Vocational, technical, or commercial: ___ years
University or higher technical: ____ years
17. Full-time education received:
State age at which full-time education ended____
Vocational, technical, or commercial: ___ years
University or higher technical: ____ years
17. Full-time education received:
State age at which full-time education ended____
Vocational, technical, or commercial: ___ years
University or higher technical: ____ years
If the person attended any of the following types of school, etc., full-time, state the number of years in each case. If the person did not attend write "None".
Primary: ___years
For a person who has ceased full-time education, the age at which he or she ceased receiving full-time education should be inserted in the first column. In the other columns should be entered the number of years spent in full-time attendance at each type of school, college etc. specified. "None" should be entered in the particular type of school etc., that was not attended full-time. It should be especially noted that the information required is in respect of the type of school or college etc. attended, regardless of whether or not certificates or qualifications were obtained. In the case of a person with a job who is attending a technical school or university part-time, no entry in respect of this part-time education should be made; the particulars entered should be in respect of the educational establishments which that person had attended full-time.
If the person attended any of the following types of school, etc., full-time, state the number of years in each case. If the person did not attend write "None".
Secondary, community or comprehensive: ___years
For a person who has ceased full-time education, the age at which he or she ceased receiving full-time education should be inserted in the first column. In the other columns should be entered the number of years spent in full-time attendance at each type of school, college etc. specified. "None" should be entered in the particular type of school etc., that was not attended full-time. It should be especially noted that the information required is in respect of the type of school or college etc. attended, regardless of whether or not certificates or qualifications were obtained. In the case of a person with a job who is attending a technical school or university part-time, no entry in respect of this part-time education should be made; the particulars entered should be in respect of the educational establishments which that person had attended full-time.
If the person attended any of the following types of school, etc., full-time, state the number of years in each case. If the person did not attend write "None".
Vocational, technical or commercial: ___years
For a person who has ceased full-time education, the age at which he or she ceased receiving full-time education should be inserted in the first column. In the other columns should be entered the number of years spent in full-time attendance at each type of school, college etc. specified. "None" should be entered in the particular type of school etc., that was not attended full-time. It should be especially noted that the information required is in respect of the type of school or college etc. attended, regardless of whether or not certificates or qualifications were obtained. In the case of a person with a job who is attending a technical school or university part-time, no entry in respect of this part-time education should be made; the particulars entered should be in respect of the educational establishments which that person had attended full-time.
If the person attended any of the following types of school, etc., full-time, state the number of years in each case. If the person did not attend write "None".
University or other third level: ___years
For a person who has ceased full-time education, the age at which he or she ceased receiving full-time education should be inserted in the first column. In the other columns should be entered the number of years spent in full-time attendance at each type of school, college etc. specified. "None" should be entered in the particular type of school etc., that was not attended full-time. It should be especially noted that the information required is in respect of the type of school or college etc. attended, regardless of whether or not certificates or qualifications were obtained. In the case of a person with a job who is attending a technical school or university part-time, no entry in respect of this part-time education should be made; the particulars entered should be in respect of the educational establishments which that person had attended full-time.
Education received [Q.16 and Q.17] (to be completed only for person's whose full-time education has ceased)
Q.17 What is the highest level of education (full-time or part-time) that was actually completed?
Question 17: Education received (highest level of education completed)
Q.16 and Q.17: Education received
Entries in this section of the form are required for persons aged 15 years or over who have ceased full-time education. No entries are required for persons who are still at school/college or who are fulltime students at universities or who are attending day courses in vocational schools or business colleges. The age (in years) at which a person ceased to receive full-time education should be inserted at Question 16. Only one box should be chosen at Question 17 and that should reflect the highest level of education completed (general criterion of completion: "Exam sat for" below third level; diploma/certificate/degree received at third level) irrespective of whether it was on a full-time or part-time basis. In the case of a person with a job who is attending a technical school or university part-time, no entry in respect of this part-time education should be made; the particulars entered should be ill respect of the highest level of education which that person has completed (full-time or part-time). You should ensure that you are thoroughly aware of the content of the Notes relating to these questions in particular.
Q.15 Education
[Questions 15-24 relate only to persons aged 15 years and over]
Question 15 - Education received (highest level of education completed)
Q.15: Education Received
This question relates to all persons aged 15 years and over regardless of whether they have completed their education. Students should tick the box which indicates the highest level of education completed to date.
21 What is the highest level of education (full-time or part-time) which you have completed to date?
[] 1 No formal education
[] 2 Primary education
Second level
[] 3 Lower secondary: Junior/Intermediate/Group Certificate, "O" Levels/GCSEs, NCVA Foundation Certificate, Basic Skills Training Certificate, or equivalent
[] 4 Upper secondary:
Leaving certificate (including Applied and Vocational Programmes), "A" Levels, NCVA Level 1 Certificate or equivalent
[] 5 Technical or vocational qualification: completed apprenticeship, NCVA Level 2/3 Certificate, NCEA Foundation Certificate, Teagasc certificate/diploma or equivalent
[] 6 Both upper secondary and technical or vocational qualification
Third level
[] 7 Non degree: National Certificate, Diploma NCEA/Institute of Technology, or equivalent
[] 8 Primary degree (Third level Bachelor degree)
[] 9 Professional qualification (of degree status at least)
[] 10 Both degree and a professional qualification
[] 11 Postgraduate certificate or diploma
[] 12 Postgraduate degree (Masters)
[] 13 Doctorate (PhD)
Some guidelines on answering question 21:
23. What is the highest level of education (full-time or part-time) which you have completed to date? Check only one box.
23 What is the highest level of education (full-time or part-time) which you have completed to date?
Some guidelines on answering question 23:
Further information on FETAC, HETAC, foreign qualifications and all other qualifications in general can be found at www.census.ie
Questions 24 and 25. The replies to Questions 24 and 25 will be used to monitor the impact of education policies, changing skill levels and the extent to which people use their formal qualifications.
Questions 24 to 33 should be answered only by persons 15 years and over
[Question 24: Have you ceased your full time education?]
[Question 25: What is the highest level of education / training (full time or part time) which you have completed to date?]
The replies to questions 24 and 25 will be used to monitor the impact of education policies, changing skill levels and the extent to which people use their formal qualifications.
Persons who received their education when institutional arrangements were different to those currently in place or who were not educated in Ireland should select an equivalent option. For more information on the national framework of qualifications (NFQ), see www.QQI.ie
A person who attended primary level only should select primary education. A person who attended a second level school but left without sitting the group, intermediate or junior cert should also mark primary education.
A person who sat the group, intermediate or junior cert should mark lower secondary, regardless of the results achieved. Similarly, a person who sat the leaving cert should mark upper secondary regardless of the results achieved.
A person who attempted a third level course but without obtaining the certificate, diploma or degree in question should select the appropriate option at second level.
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5.2 Indicate the highest educational degree obtained amongst those listed below
[] 02 No educational degree, but can read and write [skip to question 5.8]
[] 03 Primary school certificate [skip to question 5.6]
[] 04 Lower secondary school certificate [skip to question 5.6]
Secondary school diploma obtained at:
[] 06 Secondary school in Scientific Studies [skip to question 5.6]
[] 07 Secondary school in Linguistic Studies [skip to question 5.6]
[] 08 Secondary school in Artistic Studies (4-5 year course)
[] 09 Professional Institute [answer question 5.3]
[] 10 Teachers Schools [answer question 5.3]
[] 11 Institute of Arts [answer question 5.3]
[] 12 Technical Institute (5 year course) [skip to question 5.4]
[] 13 Teachers Institute (4-5 year course) [skip to question 5.4]
[] 15 University diploma (Special or University equivalent school, short degree) [skip to question 5.4]
[] 16 Degree [skip to question 5.4]
[For persons in List A]
Questions 5.3 through 5.9 are asked for those persons ages 6 years or more
5.3 What is the highest educational qualification you have attained from among those listed below?
5.4 The duration of the course was
Questions 5.3 and 5.4
For ages 6 and older.
The educational qualifications listed here are the ones awarded in the Italian educational system.
- First graders in elementary school (primary school) should check box 02.
- Individuals with two or more educational qualifications for the same grade should indicate the one they consider most relevant to their actual occupation.
- Individuals (especially foreign citizens) who gained higher educational qualifications while abroad should check the box for the corresponding Italian qualification.
- Foreign citizens without any educational qualifications should choose between category 01 ("No educational qualification and cannot read or write") and 02 ("No educational qualification but can read and write") in reference to their native language.
- Only those who checked box 06 or 08 in question 5.3 should answer question 5.4.
The following instructions need to be followed to provide appropriate responses to questions 5.3 and 5.4:
-Category 03: Elementary school qualification (or equivalent) corresponds to completion of the first level of basic education. The qualification awarded on completion of a type C qualification awarded by public schools is comparable to the elementary qualification;
-Category 04: Middle school qualification (or vocational school), as awarded prior to the institution of comprehensive middle schools, corresponds to completion of the second level of basic education. An elementary school qualification (or equivalent) is required for admission to this level;
-Category 05: Compimento inferiore/medio, Music conservatory or National Academy of Dance.
These correspond to intermediate qualifications awarded by a Music Conservatory or National Academy of Dance prior to the reforms of 1999 (Law no. 508/99) in A.F.A.M.
This category includes the final diploma awarded by a Music conservatory or Dance Academy but not the upper secondary school diploma.
Holders of a final diploma from the Music conservatory or Dance Academy and an upper secondary school diploma should check box 12 ("Diploma from the Academy of Fine Arts, etc.");
-Categories 06, 07 and 08: Vocational school, Teacher training school and Art school diplomas from Vocational schools, Teacher training schools or Art schools are divided into:
-Category 09: Technical school diploma awarded upon completion of a 4-5 year course of upper secondary studies that is sufficient for beginning university studies. A lower middle school (or vocational school) qualification is required for admission;
-Category 10: Teacher training school diploma awarded upon completion of a 4-5 year course of upper secondary studies that is sufficient for beginning university studies. A lower middle school (or vocational school) qualification is required for admission;
-Category 11: High school diploma (classical, scientific, etc.) upper secondary school diploma awarded upon completion of a course of studies at a classical, scientific, linguistic, artistic or socio-psycho-pedagogical high school. It is attained upon completion of a 4-5 year course of upper secondary studies and is sufficient for beginning university studies. A middle (or vocational school) school qualification is required for admission;
-Category 12: Diploma from the Academy of Fine Arts, Dance, Dramatic Arts, ISIA, etc., Conservatory (former system) refers to courses that were active prior to the institution of Higher Artistic, Music, and Dance Training (A.F.A.M.) courses and includes:
-Category 13: University degree (2-3 years) under the former system (including schools dedicated to specialized programs and vocationally-oriented community colleges) awarded upon completion of a university degree program or other specialized programs. It is attained after a course of studies lasting no less than 2 but no more than 3 years (degree in statistics, elementary school supervision, ISEF degree under the former system, degree in paleography or musical philology, etc.). In international terms, the university degree represents the first step of the level I university course of studies (e.g. bachelor?s degree - or first degree - in England). Admission to these programs requires an upper secondary school diploma (4-5 year program);
-Category 14: Academic degree of Higher Artistic, Music and Dance Training (A.F.A.M.), level I.
This refers to programs that were enacted after the A.F.A.M. sector reforms (Law no. 508/99), which are accessible after obtaining an upper secondary school diploma. These include academic degrees awarded by an Academy of Fine Arts, National Academy of Dramatic Arts, National Academy of Dance, Music Conservatory or Higher Institute for Artistic Industries (ISIA), which are programs under the new system.
They correspond to degrees awarded upon completion of three-year programs;
-Category 15: Three-year degree (level I) under the new system.
Following the reforms in higher education, two consecutive cycles were defined: the Level I degree and Level II degree (laurea specialistica/magistrale). The three-year level I Degree is a three-year program, and includes the qualifications awarded by an Advanced school for linguistic mediators) established after the reform (Law no. 697/86);
-Category 16: Academic degree of Higher Artistic, Music or Dance Training (A.F.A.M.), level II.
These refer to programs enacted following A.F.A.M. sector reforms (Law no. 508/99), and are only accessible with a level I upper secondary school diploma or three-year degree. They include academic degrees awarded by an Academy of Fine Arts, National Academy of Dramatic Arts, National Academy of Dance, Music Conservatory or Higher Institute for Artistic Industries (ISIA), which are programs under the new system.
They correspond to the degrees awarded upon completion of two-year programs;
-Category 17: Degree (4-6 years) under the former system, single-cycle level II degrees (laurea specialistica/magistrale) under the new system includes:
In the interwar period, some schools offered so-called "courses" (for example: "Commercial Courses"). The course completion diplomas shall be considered to be equivalent to school diplomas.
2. While providing the answer to question 11, one of the terms provided at the bottom of page 2 of the A form shall be utilized, as they apply to the highest education level achieved.
"Higher education completed" shall be written down for the individuals being in possession of a university graduation diploma, regardless whether engineer or master of arts title has been achieved by the said individuals. Both second and first level diplomas fall into this category, as for example engineer or economy specialist diplomas.
"Higher education not completed after general education" or "Higher education not completed after vocational education" shall be written down for the individuals, who have been attending a university and successfully completed at least 2 years of education (four semesters), but have not completed the said school yet. Moreover, the individuals with high school "certificate of completion" also fall into this category. The title shall be based on the previously completed high school general or vocational one.
The said category does not concern individuals, who have started studying after graduating from post-secondary schools and those who have started tertiary education but have not managed to complete it. Such individuals fall into the "Post-secondary completed" category (see below). Individuals, who have started their tertiary education but have not completed two years of it, shall have the "Secondary education completed" annotation written down.
"Post-secondary completed" concerns individuals who have graduated from a post-secondary school, for the attendance to which the school-leaving exam was needed up to 1972 and afterwards completion of a high school. Names of such schools might have changed throughout the consecutive years (however, no "upper" constituent has been used). Similar approach was used for both vocational and general study centers, for example "Study center for teachers". Those are also post-secondary schools and shall not be referred to as universities or tertiary education units.
The "Post-secondary completed" annotation shall be also written down for the individuals, who after graduating from such a unit have started tertiary education but have not managed to complete it, regardless of the number of finished semesters.
"Secondary education completed" shall be written down for all the individuals who have managed to graduate from a high school (general or vocational one), regardless whether they have been awarded with a school-leaving diploma or a technician degree.
"Secondary education not completed" shall be written down for the individuals, who have attended a high school after graduating from a primary school, and successfully completed at least two years of education there. The individuals who graduated from 4-year gymnasiums which operated in the thirties and shortly after the war, shall also fall into this category.
The said category does not include the individuals, who started secondary education after completing a basic vocational education. Those individuals (with no high school education completed, regardless of the number of successfully completed years) shall have the "Basic vocational completed" annotation written down (see below). The individuals , who have not completed two years of education in a high school and entered it after finishing a primary school shall have the "Primary education completed" annotation written down.
"Basic vocational completed" shall be indicated for the individuals who have graduated from 2- or 3-year basic vocational school (basic agricultural school, basic vocational school, masters' school, industrial school, vocational gymnasium, etc.), as well as for the individuals who have attended a high school but have not completed it.
"Primary education completed" shall be indicated for the individuals who have been awarded with a primary school completion diploma, common school completion diploma (before the war), and vocational courses completion diplomas.
Finishing primary education is equal to successfully completing the last year of education in such a unit, regardless of how many years of education there have been, as primary schools have been 7-, 8- ,and even in the past 4-year ones.
"Primary education not completed" shall be indicated for the individuals who have been studying in a primary school, as well as for those, who have not completed primary education, regardless of the number of years of education finished.
For the individuals who have never attended any school (or have done so, but have not managed to finish even the first year of a primary school), shall have one of the following ascribed:
Person who is capable of reading a newspaper shall be considered as those able to read. An individual who is capable of writing a letter (even without complying with grammatical rules) shall be considered as able to write. It shall be assumed that a person who can write can read as well (self-education). The ability of writing and reading may be in any language (reading and writing in Polish is not compulsory).
Individuals up to 15, so born between 1964-1978, shall have a straight line ("___") written down as an answer to question 11.
10. Education attainment ____ _
27. Educational attainment (question 10) [p.26]
All individuals born in 1973 and earlier (that is -- having at least 15 years) should have their highest level of education obtained in school specified.
Night schools and part-time schools should be treated in the same manner as day schools, as well as abroad schools. So called externs, who passed final exams (extern exams) outside the school on a level of particular school, should be considered as graduates of such schools.
While specifying the education level, the enumerator should follow principles presented below:
Children in the age lower than 15 years old (born between 1974-1988) should have a straight line written down in this question.
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1. What is your highest educational level achieved in the education system?
Question 1. What is your highest educational level achieved in the education system?
[p.21]
[Questions 10-11 were asked of persons who are attending or ever attended school, per question 9]
10. Level of education
[Questions 10-11 were asked of person who are attending or ever attended school, per question 9]
Question 10 - Level of education
The individual must indicate the level of education that he/she is attending or the highest level of education reached, even if he did not complete it.
10. Level of education
[] 2 Basic -- 1st degree
[] 3 Basic -- 2nd degree
[] 4 Secondary -- 1st degree
[] 5 Secondary -- 2nd degree
[] 7 Post-secondary
[] 8 Tertiary -- 1st and 2nd degree
[] 9 Tertiary -- 3rd and 4th degree
Question 10: Level of education
The individual must indicate the highest level of education reached, even if he/she did not complete it and whether or not she is attending it.
Pre-Primary -- education level given to children 3 years old or younger and that are not on compulsory school age.
Basic -- 1st degree -- corresponds to the first four years of school.
Basic -- 2nd degree -- includes the fifth and sixth years of school.
Secondary -- 1st degree -- includes the seventh, eighth and ninth years of school.
Secondary -- 2nd degree -- includes the tenth, eleventh and twelfth years of school.
Post-secondary -- includes those situations of old courses of medium degree, like for example primary school teacher, old commercial studies, etc.
Tertiary -- 1st and 2nd degrees (Bac. and Lic.) -- includes bachelor and licentiate degrees
Tertiary -- 3rd and 4th degrees (Master and PhD.) -- Master and Doctor in Philosophy degrees
For individuals that attended or are attending professional courses, we can encounter one of the following two situations:
b) If the course has no equivalence with the official education bureau, we must assign the education level that the individual had before the course.
[Questions 10-24 were asked of persons born before December 31, 1999, who consider this living quarter their usual place of residence, according to questions 3 and 9]
13. Highest education level that you attend or have attended:
[] 11 Pre-Primary
[] 12 Basic - 1st degree
[] 13 Basic - 2nd degree
[] 14 Basic - 3rd degree
[] 15 Secondary
[] 16 Post-secondary
[] 17 Tertiary - 1st degree (Bac.)
[] 18 Tertiary - 2nd degree (Lic.)
[] 19 Tertiary - 3rd degree (Master)
[] 20 Tertiary - 4th degree (Phd)
Question 13 - (Please indicate the) highest education level that you attend or have attended.
2. If you are studying, indicate the level of education you are attending.
Pre-school - classes taught to children aged 3 or more and who have not reached the compulsory school age.
Basic education (lower primary), 1st degree - represents the first 4 years of compulsory education, formerly called the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of primary school.
Basic education (upper primary), 2nd degree - includes the following: preparatory degree (5th and 6th years of schooling), preparatory degree of Tele-education, formerly the 1st degree of grammar school (1st and 2nd years), complementary degree of primary education (5th and 6th classes), preparatory degree of the former technical schools.
Basic education (lower secondary), 3rd degree - includes any one of the following: 7th, 8th and 9th years of schooling, technical-vocational secondary education (commercial, industrial, agricultural, visual art programs, etc.), the former general lyceum program (formerly, the 3rd, 4th and 5th years of schooling).
(Upper) secondary - includes the following: 10th, 11th and 12th years of schooling, preparatory sections of the complementary technical vocational programs (commercial, industrial programs, etc.), former complementary lyceum program (former 6th and 7th years), the former pre-university year.
Post secondary - includes the following: nursery teacher training program, primary teacher training program, other programs officially recognized as post secondary, when they have been attended.
For persons who attended or who are attending vocational programs (programs which despite not being part of the state education system and whose objective is to prepare pupils for a specific occupation), two situations may apply:
b) If the program is not equivalent to a level of state education, the level of education remains unchanged and you should tick the level of education held when you began to attend the vocational program.
[Questions 16 to 36 are only asked of persons who have entered the formal education system]
[Questions 17 and 18 are asked of persons who attended/are attending primary school and over]
17. What is the highest level of education you have completed?
Question 17- What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
[There is an image of question 17]
To record the level of education completed, implies that the person has completed the last year of school for that level.
Examples:
The person that is in 12th year and marked "10th, 11th, or 12th" in the previous question, must respond in this question "3rd stage of basic education" since that person has not concluded the final year of that level.
If the individual is studying to attain a Master's degree regardless of the year, you must record "Master" for the answer to Question 16- What is the level of education you are currently attending, or the highest level you have attended, even if not complete? This means that the answer to question 17 -What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
"Secondary education" or licentiate for situations in which the first cycle of studies has been completed and the person has obtained the number of required credits. In order to facilitate the equivalencies of education levels for the current and former systems, see the following table.
[There is an image of table with level equivalences.]
Q. 18 Level of education
66. The enumerator will record in item Q. 18.l the person's statements regarding:
name of the school and field of study of the highest level attained at school for persons born before 1981). If a person was born before 1986 and currently attends an educational institution, record also name of the school and the field of study.
67. Highest level of school completed refers to the highest educational level attained at graduation by the enumerated person, regardless of whether or not this is documented by a certificate or graduation diploma from secondary school or university.
The name of the educational institution completed should be recorded as it was at the time of graduation, without reflecting the updated names or mergers with other similar educational institutions existing at the census reference point.
Record the specific case following these examples:
Industrial Chemistry High School (secondary school), Commercial High School, Medium General School, Industrial Gymnasium, Theoretical High School - first 4 years (first degree), Sanitary Medium Technical School, Pedagogical school, Pedagogical High School;
Metallurgical vocational school, first degree Wine-grower school, Art and craft school, Forest ranger school, Vocational school group for public food industry, Vocational school for economics;
Institute for Construction - civil constructions Faculty, Polytechnic Institute - Automotive Faculty, Academy for Economic Sciences - the Planning Faculty, Veterinary Medical Faculty , Polytechnic Institute, the Faculty for machine building - sub-engineering section, etc.
Also record the field of study of the completed educational institution, particularly for higher education, secondary/high schools, and vocational schools. Thus, do not write "Polytechnic Institute", but rather "Polytechnic Institute - electrotechnical Faculty; " do not write " special High School," but rather "construction High School"; do not write "vocational school," but rather "food industry vocational school".
Whenever the enumerated person has graduated at the same level from two or more educational institutions (for example the Faculty of Law and of Mathematics), record on the form only one institution, namely that selection stated by the enumerated person;
When the enumerated person has graduated abroad, recorded the name and the field of study of this institution, as declared; for example: University of Cracovia - the faculty of history; Moscow Institute for economics and statistics; Sorbonne University of Paris - chemistry faculty;
When a person is currently attending a school or educational institution (day, evening, extra-mural courses, without attendance or long-distance open learning), or has interrupted their courses at an educational institution, record the name and field of study of the last school or educational institution completed and the type of attendance.
For example, for persons currently attending or interrupting the courses in a faculty , record high school or secondary school as the highest level of education completed; for persons who interrupted the second degree of high school (classes XI and XII), record high school - first degree as the highest level of education; for persons who interrupted the first degree of high school, record the person as a graduate of a general 8 year school; and for those who interrupted the gymnasium cycle (classes V-VII or V-VIII), recorded them as graduated from primary school (4 classes).
For aged persons who attended only reading and writing courses for illiterates, record "reading and writing courses for illiterates;"
For children born after 1980 and for pre-school children, the space for item 18.1 will be barred by a line.
68. The name and field of study of the educational institution attended by the enumerated person will be recorded in item Q. 18.2 for persons born before 1986 who declare that they are attending courses in a private or public school or educational institutions, regardless of whether these are day, evening or without attendance courses.
The enumerator must write the exact name and field of study of the institution the person is attending (see also the provisions for Q. 18.1).
For example: primary school, first degree of high school, theoretical high school; the high school of Transportation and Telecommunications school group; the University of Bucharest - philology faculty, etc.
For persons not attending or interrupting the courses at an educational institution, as well as for children under pre-school age (born after 1985), the space for item 18.2 will be barred by a line.
Do not record as graduates from an educational institution or as attending an educational institution, any of the following cases:
- specialized courses of short duration for theoretical high school graduates;
- apprenticeship at the work place (exception: apprenticeship at the work place for a period of 1-3 years, associated with a vocational school, for whom will be recorded "apprenticeship at the work place");
- course for updating a specialization;
- post- university and doctoral (PhD) courses;
- popular universities;
- driving schools;
- trade union schools, etc.
The enumerators will not code Q. 18.1 or Q. 18.2.
65. The highest level of graduated (completed) school is referring to the highest educational institution graduated by the enumerated person, regardless of whether this is proved by a certificate or graduation diploma (of the secondary school or of university).
In this respect the enumerator will record the full name of the educational institution, indicating the field of the study:
18.1 The name and the type of the highest level of graduated school will be recorded for persons10 years old and above.
The way of recording:
-- will write the name of the graduated educational institution, as it was at the graduation moment, without updating or equivalency with other similar existing educational institutions at the census moment.
For example, will be recorded according to the case:
-- will also write the type (field of study) of the graduated educational institution -- particularly for higher education -- special (secondary)high schools, vocational schools. So, it will not be written "Polytechnic Institute", but "Polytechnic Institute- electrotechnical Faculty (Department)"; will not be written " special
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High School" but "construction High School"; will not be written "vocational (professional) school", but "food industry vocational school".
-- In the case when the person graduated (or is attending) a class, having different field of study, than of the type of educational institution unit where the class belongs, the field study of this class will be written too. For example: when a theoretical High School has a class for mechanics, this situation should be recorded, both the high school as well as the field of study of the class; School group for Transportation and Telecommunication -- the informatics class.
Will be not recorded as graduated of the educational institution and as attending of educational institution by the enumerated person, the followings:
-- whether the enumerated person graduated from two or more educational institutions, at the same level, on the form will be recorded only one of it, namely that selected to be stated by the enumerated person;
-- when the enumerated persons graduated from abroad --the name and the field of study of this institution, as declared (for example: University of Cracovia -- the faculty (department) of history, the Moscow's Institute for economics and statistics, Sorbona University of Paris -- chemistry faculty (department)) will be recorded.
When a person is attending a school or educational institution (day, evening, extra-mural courses, without attendance or far-distance open learning), or interrupted the courses of an educational institution, will be recorded the name and the field of study of the last school or educational institution and the type of attendance (will be considered that a person interrupted an educational institution only whether he was graduated at least to one class or one study year, and then interrupted for various reasons).
For example, for persons attending or interrupting the courses of a faculty (department), as graduated school will be recorded -- high school or any secondary school; for persons who interrupted the second degree of the high school (classes XI and XII) will be recorded as graduated educational institution, high school first degree; for persons who interrupted the first degree of high school, will be considered as graduated of the general 8 years school; and for those who interrupted the gymnasium's cycle (classes V-VII or V-VIII) will be recorded as graduated of the primary school (4 classes).
For persons born before September 15, 1991 (so, those 10 years old and over), who didn't graduate and are not attending any educational institution, the enumerator will record, on the basis of their personal statement , as is the case "they know to read and write", or" knowing only to read", or" doesn't know to read and write".
If a person is able to read and write a brief note regarding the daily life, he is not considered as illiterate, but the person who is not able to read and write, or maybe only to read, or only to write, is considered illiterate. Also, a person able to only read and write own name and numbers, will be considered illiterate.
For the children born after September 1991 and for the pre-school children the space of this item will be barred by a line (the same to the item 18.2).
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For aged persons who attended only the read and write courses for illiterates will be recorded "read and write courses for illiterates".
18.3 The name and the type (field of study) of the educational institution attended by the enumerated person -- will be recorded for the persons 6 years of age and over (born before September 15, 1995) who declare that they are attending the courses of a school or educational institutions, regardless of whether these are day, evening or without attendance courses.
The enumerator must write the exact name and the type (field of study) of the institution the person is attending. For example: Theoretical high school; the High school of school group of Transportation and Telecommunications; the University of Bucharest -- the philology faculty (department), etc.
Whether a person is attending two or more educational institutions at the same time, the one that is selected by the person will be recorded.
For the persons not attending or interrupting the courses of an educational institution, as well as for the children under the pre-school age (born after September 15, 1995) the spaces for items 18.3 and 18.4 will be barred by a line.
In order to assure the correct registration of the level and the field study, of the graduated or attended educational institution by the enumerated persons, the enumerator will use "The classification and coding of the educational institutions of Romania", provided on Annex 1.
The chief enumerator will codify the names and the field of study of the graduated or attended educational institutions, on the basis of "The code list of the educational institutions "(paragraphs 127-130).
Type of ownership -- will be recorded the kind of the ownership of the graduated educational institution (18.2) and /or for the educational institution attended by the enumerated person, by marking x to the corresponding box for: the state (public) -- ownership and the code 1 or private code 2, for private ownership.
26. Highest educational institution from which the person graduated (receiving a certificate or a diploma)
26.1 Name and profile (the masters and PhD studies are not included: they will be written further below)
____ _ _
Check off the appropriate prompt:
"Secondary (complete) comprehensive" - for those who completed secondary comprehensive school (including those with them-depth learning of certain subjects), lycees, gymnasia etc. and received a certificate of secondary (complete) comprehensive education.
"Secondary vocational (secondary special)" - for those who completed a secondary vocational educational institution: technical secondary school, medical or pedagogical school, college, technical secondary school at an enterprise etc.
"Incomplete higher (non-graduate)" - for those who completed the basic educational course of higher professional learning, attended the course for not less than 2 years, and received a diploma of incomplete higher education.
Mark the same prompt for those who is now attending or completed the basic educational course of higher professional learning, or attended the course for not less than one half of the established period of learning.
Those who do not have a diploma of incomplete higher education and attended the course for less than one half of the established period of ]earning should be identified by the prompt corresponding to the level of educational attainment they had reached before being admitted to a higher educational establishment i.e., "secondary vocational (secondary special)" or " secondary (complete) comprehensive".
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"Higher professional" for those who graduated from the higher educational establishment: institute, academy, university etc.
"Post-graduate professional" - for those who completed the post-graduate course, doctor's degree course, residency, military post-graduate course in educational establishments of higher professional learning and scientific institutions (regardless of the availability of an academic degree).
Part-time, correspondence or external students who graduated from educational institutions should be identified as graduates of the respective educational establishments.
For students and graduates of educational institutions which do not provide comprehensive education (e.g., training course (center), vocational training center, re-training or advanced training course, preparatory classes of higher educational establishments etc.) you should indicate the level of education attained before their admission to those educational establishments.
If you find difficulty in identifying the level of education, in the "Notes" section on the front page of the cover - Census forms for the dwelling - put down the ordinal number of the person with an unclear level of education, his/her full name, the name of educational establishment he/she graduated from, attended or is attending now, the grades (years) completed, and when (year).
The field should not be completed for children under 10.
8.1 Your education
Section 8.1. Your education
Individuals aged 10 years old and over shall put a mark that corresponds to one of the following prompts.
Level of education is identified by the document of the state sample (certificate, certificate of degree, reference and etc.) received upon graduation from education institutions. The highest level of education received by the respondents is taken into account.
In addition to the names of the levels of education accepted nowadays prompts contain the names of the same levels of education which were used earlier (given in parentheses).
In case the respondent has difficulty identifying his level of education the following rules shall be followed.
"Primary comprehensive (primary)" and "basic comprehensive (incomplete secondary)" education can be identified by the number of completed classes and year of graduation, which is given in the table below. The same table is given in the Form No. 10 "A card for a respondent" - it can be shown to the respondent in case of difficulty in identification of the level of education.
[The following was presented in table form. Column 1 included "How many classes of comprehensive educational institution did the respondent finish?". "Educational level corresponding to this number of classes" was in column 2.]
Table for identification of the level of education for individuals who did not get (complete) comprehensive secondary education with number of classes
Educational level corresponding to this number of classes
Primary comprehensive (elementary)
General comprehensive (post-primary secondary)
"Secondary (complete) comprehensive" - will be indicated by those who finished secondary comprehensive institution - a school (including the ones with advanced study of several subjects), a lyceum, a gymnasium and etc. and got a certificate of secondary (complete) education.
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"Primary professional" will be indicated by:
"Secondary professional (specialized secondary education)" - will be indicated by those who finished educational institution of secondary professional education - technical secondary school, specialized school (for example, medical, pedagogical), college, technical secondary school and enterprise and etc.
"Incomplete higher professional (incomplete professional)" - will be indicated by those who finished education according to the main educational program of higher professional education in the volume of no less than 2 years of the educational period and who received a diploma of undergraduate higher education.
This prompt will be indicated also by those who study and who studied and finished education according to the general educational program of higher professional education in the volume of no less than half of the educational period. Those who studied at the institutes of higher education less than half of the period of education, will mark level of education they had before entering the university, i.e. "secondary professional (secondary specialized)" or "secondary comprehensive (complete)" or "primary professional".
Those who graduated from the institutes of higher education: institute, academy, university and etc., will mark the level of higher professional education:
If a respondent has several levels of professional education, then only the highest one will be marked (for example, those who are bachelors and specialists will mark "specialist").
"Post-graduate professional" - those who finished post-graduates course, residencee training and training in a military academy at the educational institutions of higher professional education and scientific institutions (regardless of defense of a thesis).
Graduation from educational institutions in the correspondence and internally-correspondence form, evening form and also in the form of family education, self-education and in the form of externship is equal to graduation from the relevant full-time educational institutions.
Those who study or finish educational institutions of second education that do not provide comprehensive education (for example, educational-course center (office), training and production center, courses of retraining and improvement of qualification, preliminary courses of the educational institutions, centers of professional orientation, musical and art schools, school of arts, sport schools, the house of youth creativity and etc.) will mark the level of education they received before entering these educational institutions.
"Don't have education" will be marked by those who do not have any education. These people shall be asked a question "Can you read and write?" and depending on the answer mark one of two prompts:
10. What is the highest level of studies that he/she has completed?
Mark only one option.
The level of studies refers to the highest level satisfactorily completed in the education system of the country in which the education was received. It is considered that a person has achieved a determined level of instruction when he/she has finished and passed all the courses of the level and is in conditions to obtain the corresponding title or diploma.
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Categories of this variable:
13. Completed stages of education (all completed school levels to be indicated):
[] Primary school
[] Secondary or trade school
[] Higher education school (see examples)
[] School for general or language education
[] Full time professional school (see examples)
[] School for higher technical/professional training
[] College/university
Examples:
15. Completed stages of education (training):
[Please indicate all completed stages]
[] Primary school
[] Secondary or grammar school
[] Basic professional training
[] Full-time training college (2)
[] Other schools of general education (3)
[] School for higher professional training (4)
[] College, university
2. Full-time training colleges: e.g. secretarial and commercial colleges (with state-recognized diplomas, as well as private commercial schools), schools for medical secretaries, agricultural colleges.
3. Schools of general education: e.g. boarding school, finishing school, school for civil or public servants (G.P.O., etc.).
4. Schools for higher professional training (entry condition: completed basic professional training or general education): e.g. school for technicians, polytechnic, school for engineering, higher commercial and management school, school for social work, schools for interpreters and librarians.
Please list all stages of education and professional training:
8. Indicate the highest level of education/training you have completed in column a)
25. In the following columns, enter all persons except for person 1 from question 24, keeping the same numbers for each person.
28. What is the highest educational level attained by the person?
3.3.2 Basic output
The structural statistics provide additional information on the basic statistics, together with base information for the analysis of the thematic statistics of the census system. They cover the resident population, excluding people who live in institutional households. The information on dwellings relates to occupied dwellings. The structural statistics provide annual results on the following topic areas:
T4 Information provided by the structural statistics
T6 Information provided by the area "education and training"
Highest educational attainment
Educational background
27. Can you read and write?
[] 4 Yes
[] 5 No
28. Last school completed
(Primary, secondary, high school, commercial high school, medical college, teacher training schools, etc.)
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Educational status (27-28)
Question 28: Which is highest level of school that you completed?
(Primary, middle, secondary, commercial secondary school, medical faculty, teachers training college, etc.)
Write down the educational level and branch of the person being administered the census in a way that clearly specifies them. In determining the person's educational level and branch, pay attention to the following points:
19. Can you read and write?
N-No
Ask persons age 6 or older
4 [] Y
5 [] N
20. Last school completed: ____
Ask persons age 6 or older who responded "Yes" to question 19
Educational status (19-20)
Question 20: Which is the highest level school that you completed?
(Primary, middle, secondary, commercial secondary school, medical faculty, teachers training college, etc.)
Write down the educational level and branch of the person being administered the census in a way that clearly specifies them. In determining the person's educational level and branch, pay attention to the following points:
29. What is the last school you have completed?
(The school where the final degree was received.)
[] 1 No school completed
[] 2 Primary school
[] 3 Primary education
[] 4 Junior high school
[] 5 Vocational school at junior high school level
[] 6 High school
[] 7 Vocational school at high school level
[] 8 Higher education
[] 9 Faculty
[] 10 Master/doctorate
(Mark the school from which the highest level diploma was obtained.)
This question is to be asked of those people who answered "Yes" to question 28.
Taking note of the highest level school completed (from which a diploma was obtained) by the person to whom the Census is administered, an "X" is to be placed into the applicable box. This question should be filled out keeping the following instructions in mind:
b. Those who participated in literacy courses and have obtained an primary school diploma shall be considered as graduates of primary school, and an "X" shall be entered to mark this option.
c. For those continuing their primary schooling who have not yet completed the fifth grade, an "X" is to mark the option "Has not competed any school".
d. For those having completed eight years of uninterrupted basic education and schools of instruction, an "X" is to be mark the "Primary school" option.
Persons aged 6 and above are filled with a mark that corresponds to the one of the mentioned variant of response.
Determining the responder's educational level you should have in mind that educational levels, established in Ukraine since 1996 under the current legislation, conditionally meet the educational levels functioned before 1996, as follows:
Current educational levels [and corresponding] educational levels functioned before 1996
Completed high education is marked to those who graduated from the higher educational establishment - academy, institute, conservatory, university or other equivalent higher educational establishments that provide educational and qualification levels: specialist, master.
Basic high education is marked to those who graduated from the higher educational establishment - college and other equivalent higher educational establishments that provide educational and qualification level: bachelor.
Primary high education is marked to those who graduated from the technical school, specialized school or other equivalent higher educational establishments that provide educational and qualification level: junior specialist, as well as those who in 1996 and earlier graduated from the technical school, specialized school or other specialized secondary educational establishment.
Uncompleted high education is marked to those who in 1996 and earlier studied in higher educational establishments, have passed a half or more than a half period of study but have not completed it. Those who in 1996 and earlier studied in higher educational establishments and have passed less than a half period of study are marked with the level of education that they had before entering the higher educational establishment.
Completed general secondary education is marked to those who graduated from high school: eleven/ten years of study; graduated from pre-revolutionary gymnasium [a secondary school that prepares pupils for university], non-classical secondary school, for-profit specialized school or other secondary general school.
Persons who have completed vocational school and got along with the profession and qualification of skilled worker complete general secondary education or got the profession and qualification of skilled worker on the basis of secondary education are marked with complete general secondary, other persons are marked with the level of education that they had before entering this school.
Basic general secondary education is marked to those who graduated from primary school, that is to those who completed eight years of school in 1963-1989, seven-year school or 7 classes in 1961 and earlier, 8, 9 classes of middle school in 1963-1989, 10 classes of eleven-year school; are studying in the 10-11th forms; in vocational school (except persons with complete general secondary education); dropped out of the 8th form in 1959/60 academic year and earlier; of the 9th form in 1988/89 academic year and earlier; of the 10-11th forms or of the vocational school (except persons with complete general secondary education).
Primary general education is marked to those who finished primary school or 3 classes in 1972 and later; 6-4 classes; 7 classes in 1960 and later; 8 classes in 1990 and later; are studying in the 5-9th forms; dropped out of the 4th form in 1972/73 academic year and later; of the 5-7th forms, of the 8th form in the 1960/61 school year and later; of the 9th form in 1989/90 academic year and later.
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Do not have primary general education is marked to persons aged 6 years and above (both to those who study and those who do not study), persons who do not have primary general education but can read and write in any language or just read (even if slowly).
Determining the level of education of persons who did not get complete general secondary education one should be guided by the Supplemented table (Appendix 2).
Persons aged 6 years and above who cannot read are marked with illiterate.
Graduation from correspondence and evening schools, as well as school of external studies is equated with graduation from the respective educational establishment. Those who graduated from educational establishments that do not provide general education (e.g., instructor-auditing schools, retraining and refresher courses, etc.), as well as those who are studying in these educational establishments are marked with education got by them before entering these educational establishments.
The answer to this question is not filled for children younger than 6 years.
If you have difficulties with determining the level of education it is necessary to write down the name of higher type of educational establishments finished by respondent in the box "Graduated educational establishment, how many classes (courses), what year". Write down how many classes (courses) were completed and when in a specially outlined boxes.