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.