C. For persons 6 and above
[Questions Q18-Q21 are asked of persons age 6 and above only]
Q20. What is your highest level of education achieved? _ _
(Enter the code from the code list in the next page)
Cost list:
[] 00. No grade
[] 11. Grade 1
[] 12. Grade 2
[] 13. Grade 3
[] 14. Grade 4
[] 15. Grade 5
[] 16. Grade 6
[] 21. Lower secondary 1
[] 22. Lower secondary 2
[] 23. Lower secondary 3
[] 24. Lower secondary 4
[] 32. Upper secondary 1
[] 33. Upper secondary 2
[] 34. Upper secondary 3
[] 41. Vocation education first level
[] 42. Vocation education middle level
[] 43. Vocation education high level
[] 44. Graduate - degree holder
[] 45. Post graduate - master's degree
[] 46. Higher than post graduate
[] 99. Don't know
4.4 Section C: For individuals 6 years old and above
Section "C" is an educational question that must be asked to everyone who is 6 years old and above. Children under the age of 6 are not required to answer the questions in section "C", the interviewee can stop interviewing that child and continue with other household members.
Question Q20: What is the highest level of education you have completed?
The purpose of this question is to find out about the highest level of education of the household members.
The highest level of education means the highest level of education that the household members have completed according to the official education system. For the answer code, see the back of the questionnaire
[A figure is omitted here]
Example: Mr. A is studying in the 4th grade, he recently finished the 3rd grade, which means his highest education is the 3rd grade (answer code is 13).
Note:
1) A person who completed grade 6 in high school and grade 3 in secondary school before 2010 should record as follows: grade 6 = grade 7 and grade 3 = grade 4.
2) A person who completed grade 6 in primary school or completed primary school before 1975 is registered as grade 5 in primary school.
3) A person who graduated from abroad is comparable to one who graduated in the Lao PDR.
4) A person who has completed public education Bor 1, Bor 2, Bor 3, the educational level shall be recorded as Bor 1 = grade 3, Bor 2 = grade 4, Bor 3 = grade 5.
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Comparing the level or qualifications of monks with general education is to be done as follows:
1) Certificates of completion of the monk class and the completion of the common primary level of monks are equal to the complete primary level of education (general education).
2) Completion of primary education and secondary education is equivalent to secondary education (general education).
3) High school diplomas and high school of a monk are equivalent to high school education (general education).
4) The bachelor's degree of monks is equal to the bachelor's degree of ordinary people (general education).
5) The Master's degree of monks is equal to the Master's degree of ordinary people (general education).
6) The doctorate of monks is equal to the doctorate of ordinary people (general education).