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Demographic and Health Survey 2018

Zambia, 2018 - 2019
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ZMB_2018_DHS_v01_M
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Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats), Ministry of Health
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MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys
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NA - School attendance status (hv129)

Data file: RECH1

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 47
End: 47
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 8
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category
0 Never attended
1 Entered school
2 Advanced
3 Repeating
4 Dropout
5 Left school 2+ years ago
8 Don't know
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.

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Notes
School attendance status.
0 - Never attended. Children with no education.
1 - Entered school. Children who did not attend school the previous year but are currently enrolled.
2 - Advanced. Children at a current level that is higher than the previous year
3 - Repeating. Children who are at the same level than the previous year or at a level less than the previous year.
4 - Dropout. Children who were at school the previous year but not currently attending school.
5 - Left school 2+ years ago. Children who are not currently attending school and did not go to school the previous year.
8 - Don’t know
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