Population and Housing Census 2020 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2020
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Reference ID
MEX_2020_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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- Data files
- MEX2020_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Grade completed (MX2020A_GRADE)
Data file: MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
300
End:
301
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
22. Level of education: What is the last year or grade [the respondent] passed in school?</p>
<div class="i1">Convert to years or grades, write the last on passed, and circle the level code<br /><br />Grade level<br />[] 0 None (write 0 and go to 24)<br />[] 1 Preschool (go to 24)<br />[] 2 Elementary school (go to 24)<br />[] 3 Middle school (go to 25)<br />[] 4 High school (go to 25)<br />[] 5 Technological high school<br />[] 6 Technical or commercial studies with completed elementary school<br />[] 7 Technical or commercial studies with completed middle school<br />[] 8 Technical or commercial studies with completed high school<br />[] 9 Teacher college with completed elementary or middle school<br />[] 10 Teacher college with bachelor's degree<br />[] 11 Bachelor's degree<br />[] 12 Specialization<br />[] 13 Master's degree<br />[] 14 Doctorate</div>
<div class="i1">Convert to years or grades, write the last on passed, and circle the level code<br /><br />Grade level<br />[] 0 None (write 0 and go to 24)<br />[] 1 Preschool (go to 24)<br />[] 2 Elementary school (go to 24)<br />[] 3 Middle school (go to 25)<br />[] 4 High school (go to 25)<br />[] 5 Technological high school<br />[] 6 Technical or commercial studies with completed elementary school<br />[] 7 Technical or commercial studies with completed middle school<br />[] 8 Technical or commercial studies with completed high school<br />[] 9 Teacher college with completed elementary or middle school<br />[] 10 Teacher college with bachelor's degree<br />[] 11 Bachelor's degree<br />[] 12 Specialization<br />[] 13 Master's degree<br />[] 14 Doctorate</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 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="h2">15.3 Section III. People characteristics</span></p>
<p>In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.</p>
<p>Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.</p>
<p>Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.</p>
<p>Bachelor's degree. Select this option when people are studying or have studied a bachelor's degree, for example: Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Communication, Bachelor's Degree in Human Geography, Industrial Biochemical Engineering, Bioelectronic Engineering, General Medicine, Stomatology, Nursing, Architecture, and so on.</p>
<p>If he/she passed a bachelor's degree in a single exam, ask how many years he/she would have taken it in the education system, and record the answer.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: images with text]</p>
<p>Specialty. These are studies that broaden knowledge on a specific subject, which are taken after the bachelor's degree.</p>
<p>In this option, medical specialties and subspecialties are not recorded, since they will be perceived as master's and doctoral studies.</p>
<p>When the answer is "bachelor's degree with specialization", inquire whether the studies were done at the end of the bachelor's degree or while studying it; if it was at the same time, record the person in code 11. Bachelor's degree; if it was after completion, it is recorded as 12. Specialty. Diplomas or language courses are not considered as an educational level and are not included in this option.</p>
<p>Master's degree. These studies require the completion of a bachelor's degree or its equivalent. Record the people who declare so in this level. Also, record medical specialties here such as Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Otolaryngology, etcetera.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>Doctorate. These are studies subsequent to the bachelor's or master's degree. Record those people who state so and those who mention that they have a postdoctorate or a medical subspecialty in this level; the latter one can be identified by having names composed of two specialties: Cardiovascular surgery, gynecologic oncology, etcetera.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>If the person answers the name of a career, for example, Nursing or Social Work, ask what educational requirement the person was asked to enter and place them in the correct level, or if they mention the name of the school, for example: UNITEC, CCH SUR, Normal, ask to which level it corresponds.</p>
<p>If the person studied in another country, find out what educational level his/her studies are equivalent to, as well as the years passed, and record them in the corresponding level; if he or she studied in the United States of America, use the equivalences shown in this table.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 349]</span></p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>If the person's level of education is none, preschool or elementary school, continue with question 24. literacy; if it is junior high or high school or general high school and the person is of 5 years of age or older, continue with question 25. State or country of residence in 2015.</p>
<p>The information for the question schooling is recorded as shown in the following images:</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: images with text]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 350]</span>
<br /><span class="pg">[p. 351]</span></p>
<p>Click on the image below to watch the video on the level of education.
<p>In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.</p>
<p>Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.</p>
<p>Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.</p>
<p>Bachelor's degree. Select this option when people are studying or have studied a bachelor's degree, for example: Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Communication, Bachelor's Degree in Human Geography, Industrial Biochemical Engineering, Bioelectronic Engineering, General Medicine, Stomatology, Nursing, Architecture, and so on.</p>
<p>If he/she passed a bachelor's degree in a single exam, ask how many years he/she would have taken it in the education system, and record the answer.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: images with text]</p>
<p>Specialty. These are studies that broaden knowledge on a specific subject, which are taken after the bachelor's degree.</p>
<p>In this option, medical specialties and subspecialties are not recorded, since they will be perceived as master's and doctoral studies.</p>
<p>When the answer is "bachelor's degree with specialization", inquire whether the studies were done at the end of the bachelor's degree or while studying it; if it was at the same time, record the person in code 11. Bachelor's degree; if it was after completion, it is recorded as 12. Specialty. Diplomas or language courses are not considered as an educational level and are not included in this option.</p>
<p>Master's degree. These studies require the completion of a bachelor's degree or its equivalent. Record the people who declare so in this level. Also, record medical specialties here such as Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Otolaryngology, etcetera.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>Doctorate. These are studies subsequent to the bachelor's or master's degree. Record those people who state so and those who mention that they have a postdoctorate or a medical subspecialty in this level; the latter one can be identified by having names composed of two specialties: Cardiovascular surgery, gynecologic oncology, etcetera.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>If the person answers the name of a career, for example, Nursing or Social Work, ask what educational requirement the person was asked to enter and place them in the correct level, or if they mention the name of the school, for example: UNITEC, CCH SUR, Normal, ask to which level it corresponds.</p>
<p>If the person studied in another country, find out what educational level his/her studies are equivalent to, as well as the years passed, and record them in the corresponding level; if he or she studied in the United States of America, use the equivalences shown in this table.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 349]</span></p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>If the person's level of education is none, preschool or elementary school, continue with question 24. literacy; if it is junior high or high school or general high school and the person is of 5 years of age or older, continue with question 25. State or country of residence in 2015.</p>
<p>The information for the question schooling is recorded as shown in the following images:</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: images with text]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 350]</span>
<br /><span class="pg">[p. 351]</span></p>
<p>Click on the image below to watch the video on the level of education.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's highest completed grade.
Universe
Mexico 2020: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |