1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 1990
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Reference ID
MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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- MUS1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Educational attainment, Mauritius (EDUCMU)
Data file: MUS1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
122
End:
124
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 010 | None |
| 020 | Pre-primary complete |
| 030 | Specialised schools for the handicapped |
| 101 | Primary, Std I |
| 102 | Primary, Std II |
| 103 | Primary, Std III |
| 104 | Primary, Std IV |
| 105 | Primary, Std V |
| 106 | Primary, Std VI |
| 107 | Primary School Leaving Certificate (PSLC) or Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) |
| 109 | Grade unknown |
| 201 | Lower sec., Form I |
| 202 | Lower sec., Form II |
| 203 | Lower sec., Form III |
| 204 | Lower sec., Form IV |
| 205 | Lower sec., Form V |
| 206 | School Certificate (SC) or equivalent |
| 211 | Upper sec., Form VI |
| 212 | Higher School Certificate (HSC), baccalaureate, or equivalent |
| 219 | Grade unknown |
| 301 | Vocational, elementary |
| 302 | Vocational, preliminary |
| 303 | Vocational, lower intermediate |
| 304 | Vocational, higher intermediate |
| 310 | Pre-vocational |
| 311 | Pre-vocational, Form I |
| 312 | Pre-vocational, Form II |
| 313 | Pre-vocational, Form III |
| 320 | Certificate, upper secondary (NTC level 3) |
| 330 | Certificate, post-secondary (NTC level 2) |
| 400 | Tertiary, completed |
| 410 | Tertiary, diploma |
| 420 | Tertiary, degree |
| 430 | Tertiary, master or doctorate |
| 999 | Unknown |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
EDUCMU indicates the person's educational attainment in Mauritius in terms of the level of schooling completed and the grades within that level.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |