If the Person 1 is 16 years or older, go to question 10. If he/she is younger than 16 years continue with question 9.
10. What is the highest level of studies that he/she has completed?
Mark only one option.
[] Cannot read or write (go to question 12)
[] Can read and write but attended school for less than five years (go to question 12)
[] Attended school for five or more years but did not complete compulsory secondary education (ESO), basic general education (EGB), or elementary baccalaureate (go to question 12)
[] Completed compulsory secondary education (ESO), basic general education (EGB), elementary baccalaureate, or received completion certificate for compulsory education (go to question 12)
[] Baccalaureate (LOE, LOGSE), unified secondary school diploma (BUP), higher baccalaureate, university orientation course (COU), or pre-university (PREU) (go to question 12)
[] Intermediate professional formation (FR), professional formation I (FP I), official industrial course or equivalent, intermediate professional music and dance training, offical langauge school certificate
[] Higher professional formation, professional formation II (FP II), industrial masters or equivalent
[] General university degree (diplomatura), technical architecture degree, technical engineering degree, or equivalent
[] Bachelor's degree (grado) or equivalent
[] Bachelor's degree (licenciatura), architecture degree, engineering degree, or equivalent
[] Official university master's degree (following 2006), medical specialties, or equivalent
[] Doctorate (PhD)
1.C.1 Level of studies
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:
Does not know how to read or write
Knows how to read and write but attended school for less than 5 years
Went to school for 5 years or more but did not reach the final course of ESO, EGB, or Basic High School
High school (LOE, LOGSE), BUP, Superior High School, COU, PREU
FP middle grade, FP I, Industrial Official or equivalent, Middle grade of music and dance, Certificates of Official Language Schools
FP superior grade, FP II, Industrial masters or equivalent
University diploma, technical architecture, technical engineering or equivalent
University grade or equivalent
Official university masters (since 2006), Medical specialties or analogs
Doctorate