Living Standards Survey V 2005-2006 - World Bank SHIP Harmonized Dataset
Ghana, 2005 - 2006
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Highest level of education completed (EDLEVEL_AR)
Data file: GHA_2005_I
Overview
Valid:
33677
Invalid:
3451
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
52
End:
52
Width:
1
Range:
0 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | No education | 11831 |
35.1%
|
| 1 | Pre-school/primary not completed | 8276 |
24.6%
|
| 2 | Completed primary but less than completed lower secondary | 3240 |
9.6%
|
| 3 | Completed lower secondary (or post primary vocational training) but less than completed upper secondary | 3678 |
10.9%
|
| 4 | Completed upper secondary / extended vocational or technical education | 4274 |
12.7%
|
| 5 | Post secondary technical | 247 |
0.7%
|
| 6 | University and higher | 440 |
1.3%
|
| 7 | Formal adult education or literacy program | 1661 |
4.9%
|
| 9 | Other | 30 |
0.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 3451 |
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
Code for all individuals who were administered the Education section.
If a person is currently in school and in the highest year of a level, then his/her highest level of education completed should be pushed down by one level. For example, if a person is currently enrolled in P6, then his/her level should be coded as 1(Pre-school/ Primary, not completed).
Individuals enrolled in higher/ University level are coded as 6 (University and higher) regardless of whether it is completed or not.
If a person is currently in school and in the highest year of a level, then his/her highest level of education completed should be pushed down by one level. For example, if a person is currently enrolled in P6, then his/her level should be coded as 1(Pre-school/ Primary, not completed).
Individuals enrolled in higher/ University level are coded as 6 (University and higher) regardless of whether it is completed or not.