National Population, Households, and Dwellings Census, 2001 - IPUMS Subset
Argentina, 2001 - 2002
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Reference ID
ARG_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Argentine National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
Metadata
Created on
Jan 05, 2026
Last modified
Jan 05, 2026
- Data files
- ARG2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- ARG2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Years of schooling (AR2001A_EDYRS)
Data file: ARG2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
197
End:
198
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="AR01A422 AR01A413">[Questions 11-19 were asked of persons age 3+.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="AR01A411 AR01A412 AR01A427" v="AR01A411 AR01A412 AR01A413 AR01A427"> [Questions 16-17 were asked of persons age 3+ who were not currently attending an educational establishment, but attended it in past, per questions 11 and 15.]<br /><br />16. What was the highest level that you attended?<br /><div class="i1">[] Initial (kindergarten or preschool)<br />[] Primary<br />[] E.G.B. (basic general education)<br />[] Secondary<br />[] Multidisciplinary (<span class="lang">Polimodal</span>)<br />[] Non-university tertiary<br />[] University<br />[] Unknown</div><br /><br />17. Did you complete this level?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i2">If university level was marked, go to 19 [skip question 18]<br />If a level different than university was marked, go to 20 [skip questions 18-19]</div><br /><div class="i1">[] No<br />[] Unknown</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="AR01A413" v="AR01A413 AR01A427">18. What was the last grade or year that you passed?<br /><div class="i1">[Specify and] turn page [skip question 19]<br /><br />[] None<br />[] [Specify] ____<br />[] Unknown</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="AR01A411 AR01A412 AR01A427" v="AR01A411 AR01A412 AR01A413 AR01A427"> [Questions 16-17 were asked of persons age 3+ who were not currently attending an educational establishment, but attended it in past, per questions 11 and 15.]<br /><br />16. What was the highest level that you attended?<br /><div class="i1">[] Initial (kindergarten or preschool)<br />[] Primary<br />[] E.G.B. (basic general education)<br />[] Secondary<br />[] Multidisciplinary (<span class="lang">Polimodal</span>)<br />[] Non-university tertiary<br />[] University<br />[] Unknown</div><br /><br />17. Did you complete this level?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i2">If university level was marked, go to 19 [skip question 18]<br />If a level different than university was marked, go to 20 [skip questions 18-19]</div><br /><div class="i1">[] No<br />[] Unknown</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="AR01A413" v="AR01A413 AR01A427">18. What was the last grade or year that you passed?<br /><div class="i1">[Specify and] turn page [skip question 19]<br /><br />[] None<br />[] [Specify] ____<br />[] Unknown</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 or more |
| 99 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Questions 11 to 19</span>
<br />These questions ask about the level of formal education of the population. They should be answered only by persons 3 years old or more.</p>
<p>Starting here, persons three years old or more answer the questions.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR01A413 AR01A427"><span class="em">Question 18: What was the last grade or year that the person passed?</span><br /><div class="i1">This is the highest grade or year passed by the person answer the Census who does not attend a recognized establishment in the formal educational system at the moment that the Census is completed, for a person who attended in the past.<br /><br />In the case of persons who are attending the adult elementary school, you should mark the grade or year, and not the cycle. For this you will use the following table:</div><br /><div class="i2">Type of studies / Cycle / Grade or year<br />Adult elementary school or center / 1, 2, 3 / 3, 5, 7</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">If the highest level that the person answering the Census attended was elementary and he/she is 45 years old or more, take into account the changes made in 1966 in the grade numbering, when first superior was eliminated and seventh was added. In any case, you will use the following conversion table:</div><br /><div class="i2">Grade until 1966 / Equivalency in grades<br />Lower 1st grade / 1st<br />Upper 1st grade / 2nd<br />2nd grade / 3rd<br />4th grade / 5th<br />5th grade / 6th<br />6th grade / 7th</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">For example:<br />--Carlos completed elementary school to 5th grade before 1966. You will write 6th.<br /><br />--Luisa responds that the last grade that she passed was Upper 1st grade. You will write 2nd.<br /><br />--Luis attended through the second cycle of elementary in a school for adults. You will write: 5th.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 46]</span><br /><br />[Exercises in p.46 and a part of p.47 are omitted]<br /></svar>
<br />These questions ask about the level of formal education of the population. They should be answered only by persons 3 years old or more.</p>
<p>Starting here, persons three years old or more answer the questions.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR01A413 AR01A427"><span class="em">Question 18: What was the last grade or year that the person passed?</span><br /><div class="i1">This is the highest grade or year passed by the person answer the Census who does not attend a recognized establishment in the formal educational system at the moment that the Census is completed, for a person who attended in the past.<br /><br />In the case of persons who are attending the adult elementary school, you should mark the grade or year, and not the cycle. For this you will use the following table:</div><br /><div class="i2">Type of studies / Cycle / Grade or year<br />Adult elementary school or center / 1, 2, 3 / 3, 5, 7</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">If the highest level that the person answering the Census attended was elementary and he/she is 45 years old or more, take into account the changes made in 1966 in the grade numbering, when first superior was eliminated and seventh was added. In any case, you will use the following conversion table:</div><br /><div class="i2">Grade until 1966 / Equivalency in grades<br />Lower 1st grade / 1st<br />Upper 1st grade / 2nd<br />2nd grade / 3rd<br />4th grade / 5th<br />5th grade / 6th<br />6th grade / 7th</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">For example:<br />--Carlos completed elementary school to 5th grade before 1966. You will write 6th.<br /><br />--Luisa responds that the last grade that she passed was Upper 1st grade. You will write 2nd.<br /><br />--Luis attended through the second cycle of elementary in a school for adults. You will write: 5th.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 46]</span><br /><br />[Exercises in p.46 and a part of p.47 are omitted]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates years of schooling.
Universe
Argentina 2001: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |