4th Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Rwanda, 2012
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RWA_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- RWA2012_PHC-H-H
- RWA2012_PHC-P-H
Highest education level completed (RW2012A_EDATTAIN2)
Data file: RWA2012_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
238
End:
240
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section P: Characteristics of population </span></p>
<p>[Questions 16-19 were asked for residents aged 3 years or older.]</p>
<p>[Questions 18- 19 were asked only to respondents who have attended or are currently attending school.]</p>
<p>18a. What is the highest level of education the respondent attended?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 0 Preschool<br />[] 1 Primary<br />[] 2 Post Primary<br />[] 3 Secondary<br />[] 4 University</div><p>18b. How many years of school did the respondent complete successfully at the highest level?</p>
<div class="i1">Preschool</div><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3</div><div class="i1">Primary</div><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6</div><div class="i1">Post primary</div><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3</div><div class="i1">Secondary</div><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7</div><div class="i1">University</div><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7+</div>
<p>[Questions 16-19 were asked for residents aged 3 years or older.]</p>
<p>[Questions 18- 19 were asked only to respondents who have attended or are currently attending school.]</p>
<p>18a. What is the highest level of education the respondent attended?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 0 Preschool<br />[] 1 Primary<br />[] 2 Post Primary<br />[] 3 Secondary<br />[] 4 University</div><p>18b. How many years of school did the respondent complete successfully at the highest level?</p>
<div class="i1">Preschool</div><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3</div><div class="i1">Primary</div><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6</div><div class="i1">Post primary</div><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3</div><div class="i1">Secondary</div><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7</div><div class="i1">University</div><div class="i2">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7+</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Preschool, 0 years |
| 001 | Preschool, 1 year |
| 002 | Preschool, 2 years |
| 003 | Preschool, 3 years |
| 100 | Primary, 0 years |
| 101 | Primary, 1 year |
| 102 | Primary, 2 years |
| 103 | Primary, 3 years |
| 104 | Primary, 4 years |
| 105 | Primary, 5 years |
| 106 | Primary, 6 years |
| 109 | Primary, unknown years |
| 200 | Post- primary, 0 years |
| 201 | Post-primary, 1 year |
| 202 | Post-primary, 2 years |
| 203 | Post-primary, 3 years |
| 209 | Post-primary, unknown years |
| 300 | Secondary, 0 years |
| 301 | Secondary, 1 year |
| 302 | Secondary, 2 years |
| 303 | Secondary, 3 years |
| 304 | Secondary, 4 years |
| 305 | Secondary, 5 years |
| 306 | Secondary, 6 years |
| 307 | Secondary, 7 years |
| 309 | Secondary, unknown years |
| 400 | University, 0 years |
| 401 | University, 1 year |
| 402 | University, 2 years |
| 403 | University, 3 years |
| 404 | University, 4 years |
| 405 | University, 5 years |
| 406 | University, 6 years |
| 407 | University, 7 years |
| 409 | University, unknown years |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
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
This variable indicates the person's highest level of education completed.
Universe
Rwanda 2012: Persons age 3+ who attended or are attending school [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept