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Section 5. Education-For all persons

21(a). Highest level of non-vocational educational attainment

What is (N's) [the respondent's] highest level of non-vocational educational attainment?

[] 1. None[Skip to Q.22]
[] 2. Nursery/Kindergarten (N./K.)
[] 3. Primary (P.)
[] 4. Secondary (S.)
[] 5. University (U.)
[] 7. Other (O.)
[] 8. Not applicable (N.A.) [Skip to Q.22]

[] 9. Not stated [Skip to Q.22]

21(b). Years of schooling at highest level
How many years of schooling (at highest level of non-vocational educational attainment) did (N) [the respondent] have?

[] 0. Less than a year
[] 1. 1 year
[] 2. 2 years
[] 3. 3 years
[] 4. 4 years
[] 5. 5 years
[] 6. 6 years
[] 7. 7 years or more
[] 9. Not stated

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Section 5 - Education

This section seeks to collect information on the persons attending schools and other educational institutions as well as their levels of educational attainment. It will also provide information on members of the population who have not attended school. For those attending school, the level of school completed is asked in the census.

The data on educational characteristics are useful in analysis relating education, to changes in occupation, the labour force, and fertility, as well as in the study of educational development.

These questions are to be answered for every individual. Whereas it is pointless to put all of these questions in respect of infants and very young children, a response position must still be ticked in question 18(a) for every individual. Please note skip instructions in questions 18(a) and 2l(a).

Question 2l(a) - Highest level of non-vocational educational attainment

This question relates to the highest standard of non-vocational education attained by the respondent, (excluding vocational training which is taken up in Section 7, Highest Level of Training) and must be obtained for all respondents, those still at school, as well as those who have had some form of education whether completed or on-going.

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In the case where the person was educated abroad, try to obtain the equivalent in the school system of Trinidad and Tobago and complete the answer.

For those replying not yet attending school tick, box 8 not applicable

Note the skip instructions of boxes 1, 8 and 9.

For highest level of non-vocational educational attainment where it is not clear what classification is to be applied, a remark must be recorded.

Question 2l(b) - Years of schooling at highest level

Tick a check mark in the appropriate box which indicates the number of completed years schooling the individual had at the highest level indicated at question 2l(a).