2010 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2010
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GHA_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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- GHA2010_PHC-H-H
- GHA2010_PHC-P-H
Highest educational level and grade completed (GH2010A_EDATTAN)
Data file: GHA2010_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
183
End:
185
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions P00-P20 were asked for persons in both the household and non-household populations.]</p>
<p><span class="em">Full time education: answer for persons 3 years and older</span>
<br />[P12a, P12b and P12c were asked for persons 3 years of age and older.]</p>
<p>P12b. What is the highest level of schooling [the respondent] is attending now/attended in the past?</p>
<div class="i1">[P12b was asked for persons who had attended school in the past or were attending school now (responded "past" or "now" to P12a).]<br />[] 01 Nursery<br />[] 02 Kindergarten<br />[] 03 Primary<br />[] 04 JSS/JHS<br />[] 05 Middle <br />[] 06 SSS/SHS<br />[] 07 Secondary<br />[] 08 Voc/technical/commercial<br />[] 09 Post middle/secondary certificate (teacher training/college of education, agric, nursing etc.)<br />[] 10 Post secondary diploma (university diploma, HND, teacher training/college of education diploma, etc)<br />[] 11 Bachelor degree<br />[] 12 Post graduate (Cert., Diploma, Masters, PHD, etc.)</div><p>P12c. Highest educational grade completed for those currently attending school or attended in the past. </p>
<div class="i1">[P12c was asked for persons who had attended school in the past or were attending school now (responded "past" or "now" to P12a).]<br />What is the highest grade (form/class/level) [the respondent] has completed at that level of schooling? _<br />If 0 -8, record actual grade. If 9 or more, code 9.</div>
<p><span class="em">Full time education: answer for persons 3 years and older</span>
<br />[P12a, P12b and P12c were asked for persons 3 years of age and older.]</p>
<p>P12b. What is the highest level of schooling [the respondent] is attending now/attended in the past?</p>
<div class="i1">[P12b was asked for persons who had attended school in the past or were attending school now (responded "past" or "now" to P12a).]<br />[] 01 Nursery<br />[] 02 Kindergarten<br />[] 03 Primary<br />[] 04 JSS/JHS<br />[] 05 Middle <br />[] 06 SSS/SHS<br />[] 07 Secondary<br />[] 08 Voc/technical/commercial<br />[] 09 Post middle/secondary certificate (teacher training/college of education, agric, nursing etc.)<br />[] 10 Post secondary diploma (university diploma, HND, teacher training/college of education diploma, etc)<br />[] 11 Bachelor degree<br />[] 12 Post graduate (Cert., Diploma, Masters, PHD, etc.)</div><p>P12c. Highest educational grade completed for those currently attending school or attended in the past. </p>
<div class="i1">[P12c was asked for persons who had attended school in the past or were attending school now (responded "past" or "now" to P12a).]<br />What is the highest grade (form/class/level) [the respondent] has completed at that level of schooling? _<br />If 0 -8, record actual grade. If 9 or more, code 9.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 010 | Nursery, no grade completed |
| 011 | Nursery, grade 1 |
| 012 | Nursery, grade 2 |
| 020 | Kindergarten, no grade completed |
| 021 | Kindergarten, grade 1 |
| 022 | Kindergarten, grade 2 |
| 030 | Primary, no grade completed |
| 031 | Primary, grade 1 |
| 032 | Primary, grade 2 |
| 033 | Primary, grade 3 |
| 034 | Primary, grade 4 |
| 035 | Primary, grade 5 |
| 036 | Primary, grade 6 |
| 040 | JSS or JHS, no grade completed |
| 041 | JSS or JHS, grade 1 |
| 042 | JSS or JHS, grade 2 |
| 043 | JSS or JHS, grade 3 |
| 050 | Middle, no grade completed |
| 051 | Middle, grade 1 |
| 052 | Middle, grade 2 |
| 053 | Middle, grade 3 |
| 054 | Middle, grade 4 |
| 060 | SSS or SHS, no grade completed |
| 061 | SSS or SHS, grade 1 |
| 062 | SSS or SHS, grade 2 |
| 063 | SSS or SHS, grade 3 |
| 064 | SSS or SHS, grade 4 |
| 070 | Secondary, no grade completed |
| 071 | Secondary, grade 1 |
| 072 | Secondary, grade 2 |
| 073 | Secondary, grade 3 |
| 074 | Secondary, grade 4 |
| 075 | Secondary, grade 5 |
| 076 | Secondary, grade 6 |
| 077 | Secondary, grade 7 |
| 080 | Vocational, technical, commercial, no grade completed |
| 081 | Vocational, technical, commercial, grade 1 |
| 082 | Vocational, technical, commercial, grade 2 |
| 083 | Vocational, technical, commercial, grade 3 |
| 084 | Vocational, technical, commercial, grade 4 |
| 090 | Post middle or secondary certificate, no grade completed |
| 091 | Post middle or secondary certificate, grade 1 |
| 092 | Post middle or secondary certificate, grade 2 |
| 093 | Post middle or secondary certificate, grade 3 |
| 094 | Post middle or secondary certificate, grade 4 |
| 100 | Post secondary diploma, no grade completed |
| 101 | Post secondary diploma, grade 1 |
| 102 | Post secondary diploma, grade 2 |
| 103 | Post secondary diploma, grade 3 |
| 104 | Post secondary diploma, grade 4 |
| 110 | Bachelor degree, no grade completed |
| 111 | Bachelor degree, grade 1 |
| 112 | Bachelor degree, grade 2 |
| 113 | Bachelor degree, grade 3 |
| 114 | Bachelor degree, grade 4 |
| 120 | Post graduate (certificate, diploma, masters, PhD, others), no grade completed |
| 121 | Post graduate (certificate, diploma, masters, PhD, others), grade 1 |
| 122 | Post graduate (certificate, diploma, masters, PhD, others), grade 2 |
| 123 | Post graduate (certificate, diploma, masters, PhD, others), grade 3 |
| 124 | Post graduate (certificate, diploma, masters, PhD, others), grade 4 |
| 125 | Post graduate (certificate, diploma, masters, PhD, others), grade 5 |
| 126 | Post graduate (certificate, diploma, masters, PhD, others), grade 6 |
| 127 | Post graduate (certificate, diploma, masters, PhD, others), grade 7 |
| 128 | Post graduate (certificate, diploma, masters, PhD, others), grade 8 or grade 9 |
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 highest educational level and grade completed.
Universe
Ghana 2010: Persons age 3+ who attend or have attended school [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept