National Baseline Household Survey, NBHS 2009
Sudan, 2009
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SDN_NBHS_2009_HD_V2.0
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Economic Research Forum, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS)
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- Sudan09-HH-V2
- Sudan09-IND-V2
Educational level of the head [Standardized version] (EDUHD)
Data file: Sudan09-HH-V2
Overview
Valid:
7912
Valid (weighted):
4725061.638
Invalid:
1
Invalid (weighted):
483.957
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
133
End:
134
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Weighted variable:
V2708
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None | 1838 | 1060780 |
22.5%
|
| 2 | Primary/Lower secondary | 1520 | 944440 |
20%
|
| 3 | Secondary | 618 | 401811 |
8.5%
|
| 4 | Post secondary or equivalent | 48 | 33193 |
0.7%
|
| 5 | University | 335 | 264043 |
5.6%
|
| 6 | Postgraduate | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
| 99 | Not stated | 3553 | 2020794 |
42.8%
|
| Sysmiss | 1 | 484 |
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
Highest level of education attained by the head
Universe
All heads aged 6+ years
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook
Imputation and derivation
Coder instructions
Original survey variable recoded/renamed (Ref: Data dictionary.pdf)
Others
Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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Primary corresponds to elementary, and lower secondary to preparatory/second stage of basic education
In case there is no distinction in the survey between primary and preparatory education level and the individual is not currently enrolled in school we consider his education level primary
If there is no information on highest level of education completed, the variable can be constructed using diploma level and/or years of education. The selection of the variable must be based on a careful review of the data.
When using currently attending information (level or grade) to construct the variable, it must correspond to the grade (or level) presently attending minus one (1).
This is country specific- not all countries require the same number of school years to complete a given level.
The value "None" does not mean that the person never attended school it means that the individual did not complete the first level of education (elementary)
None corresponds either to those currently enrolled in primary but didn't get the diploma or those illiterate, Read and Write, in informal school such as Koranic school, traditional, vocational training or adult etc.(cross tabulation with type of school will allow to identify those without education level)
If there is no question on highest level of education completed for those not attending school and there is no information on diploma and/or years of education completed, then the variable cannot be constructed.
University education level refers to any higher education after successfully completing secondary level of education regardless of whether this was completed.
Not stated is for cases where no education level is stated- this should be checked and avoided as much as possible. This classification should be documented.
If no information on the completeness of the education level, classify as incomplete and add specific comment to documentation.
If person is illiterate and there is no information on school level, cases are coded 1 "None".
If there is no information on the literacy status all levels other than formal education grades and not stated can be coded 1 "None".
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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In South Sudan, the education system requires completing 6 years of secondary education to be a secondary graduate. While, in North Sudan, the system requires completing 3 years only to be a secondary graduate.
Since there is no way to distinguish between those who completed their secondary education following the northern or the southern system, it was assumed that those who completed 3 or 6 years of secondary education to be secondary graduates.
However, to partially avoid over estimation, those who completed level 3 and were attending level 4, at the time of the survey, were assumed to have completed "primary", while those who completed level 3 in secondary and were not attending school at the time of the survey, were assumed to be secondary graduates.
Some over estimation might have occurred, though, for those who attended till level 3 of secondary school and dropped out when they were supposed to complete secondary to level 6 as per the southern system, however no indication in the data can help distinguish this part of the sample. Even the Migration data are not too detailed to serve in distinguishing them. Those as per the above assumption, were considered secondary graduates.
Similarly, there are 3 education systems for primary education (completing level 4, 6, or 8). Therefore, those who are not currently attending school and reported to have already completed 4, 6 or 8 levels of primary are assumed to have completed primary/lower secondary education.
While for those who were attending school at the time of the survey in levels 5 or 7 of primary, were categorized as "none" in PEDUC.
----------------------
Primary corresponds to elementary, and lower secondary to preparatory/second stage of basic education
In case there is no distinction in the survey between primary and preparatory education level and the individual is not currently enrolled in school we consider his education level primary
If there is no information on highest level of education completed, the variable can be constructed using diploma level and/or years of education. The selection of the variable must be based on a careful review of the data.
When using currently attending information (level or grade) to construct the variable, it must correspond to the grade (or level) presently attending minus one (1).
This is country specific- not all countries require the same number of school years to complete a given level.
The value "None" does not mean that the person never attended school it means that the individual did not complete the first level of education (elementary)
None corresponds either to those currently enrolled in primary but didn't get the diploma or those illiterate, Read and Write, in informal school such as Koranic school, traditional, vocational training or adult etc.(cross tabulation with type of school will allow to identify those without education level)
If there is no question on highest level of education completed for those not attending school and there is no information on diploma and/or years of education completed, then the variable cannot be constructed.
University education level refers to any higher education after successfully completing secondary level of education regardless of whether this was completed.
Not stated is for cases where no education level is stated- this should be checked and avoided as much as possible. This classification should be documented.
If no information on the completeness of the education level, classify as incomplete and add specific comment to documentation.
If person is illiterate and there is no information on school level, cases are coded 1 "None".
If there is no information on the literacy status all levels other than formal education grades and not stated can be coded 1 "None".
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
----------------------------------
In South Sudan, the education system requires completing 6 years of secondary education to be a secondary graduate. While, in North Sudan, the system requires completing 3 years only to be a secondary graduate.
Since there is no way to distinguish between those who completed their secondary education following the northern or the southern system, it was assumed that those who completed 3 or 6 years of secondary education to be secondary graduates.
However, to partially avoid over estimation, those who completed level 3 and were attending level 4, at the time of the survey, were assumed to have completed "primary", while those who completed level 3 in secondary and were not attending school at the time of the survey, were assumed to be secondary graduates.
Some over estimation might have occurred, though, for those who attended till level 3 of secondary school and dropped out when they were supposed to complete secondary to level 6 as per the southern system, however no indication in the data can help distinguish this part of the sample. Even the Migration data are not too detailed to serve in distinguishing them. Those as per the above assumption, were considered secondary graduates.
Similarly, there are 3 education systems for primary education (completing level 4, 6, or 8). Therefore, those who are not currently attending school and reported to have already completed 4, 6 or 8 levels of primary are assumed to have completed primary/lower secondary education.
While for those who were attending school at the time of the survey in levels 5 or 7 of primary, were categorized as "none" in PEDUC.