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Census of Population of Ireland, 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2011
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IRL_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Highest level of education completed (IE2011A_LEVEDUC)

Data file: IRL2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 230
End: 230
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">23. If you are aged under 15</span><div class="i1">Go to Q34<br />[Questions 24-33 were asked for persons age 15+.]</div><span class="em">25. What is the highest level of education/training (full-time or part-time) which you have completed to date?</span><div class="i1">Mark one box only<br />[] 1 No formal education/training<br />[] 2 Primary education</div><div class="i2">NFQ Levels 1 or 2<br />FETAC Level 1 or 2 Cert. or equivalent</div><div class="i1">[] 3 Lower Secondary</div><div class="i2">NFQ Level 3<br />Junior/Inter/Group Cert., FETAC Level 3 Cert., FÁS Introductory Skills, NCVA Foundation Cert. or equivalent</div><div class="i1">[] 4 Upper Secondary</div><div class="i2">NFQ Levels 4 or 5<br />Leaving Cert. (including Applied and Vocational programmes) or equivalent</div><div class="i1">[] 5 Technical or Vocational</div><div class="i2">NFQ Levels 4 or 5<br />FETAC Level 4/5 Cert., NCVA Level 1/2, FÁS Specific Skills, Teagasc Cert. in Agriculture, CERT Craft Cert. or equivalent</div><div class="i1">[] 6 Advanced Certificate/Completed Apprenticeship</div><div class="i2">NFQ Level 6<br />FETAC Advanced Cert., NCVA Level 3, FÁS National Craft Cert., Teagasc Farming Cert., CERT Professional Cookery Cert. or equivalent</div><div class="i1">[] 7 Higher Certificate</div><div class="i2">NFQ Level 6<br />NCEA/HETAC National Cert. or equivalent</div><div class="i1">[] 8 Ordinary Bachelor Degree or</div><div class="i2">National Diploma<br />NFQ Level 7</div><div class="i1">[] 9 Honours Bachelor Degree/ Professional qualification or both</div><div class="i2">NFQ Level 8</div><div class="i1">[] 10 Postgraduate Diploma or Degree</div><div class="i2">NFQ Level 9<br />Postgraduate Diploma, Master's Degree or equivalent</div><div class="i1">[] 11 Doctorate (Ph.D.) or higher</div><div class="i2">NFQ Level 10</div><span class="em">Question 25 -- What is the highest level of education/training (full-time or parttime) which you have completed to date? </span>
<br />The categories distinguished in this question follow the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). Further details can be found at www.nfq.ie</p>

<p>Further information on FETAC, HETAC, foreign qualifications and all other qualifications in general can be found at www.census.ie
Categories
Value Category
1 Primary (including not formal)
2 Lower secondary
3 Upper secondary
4 Third level, non degree
5 Third level, degree or higher
8 Unknown
9 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
Ireland 2011: Present persons age 15+ [discrepancies: type I 3.8%; type II none]

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