Population Census, 1996 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Educational attainment, South Africa (EDUCZA)
Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
126
End:
128
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | None |
| 100 | Formal Schooling |
| 101 | Year 0 (preschool) |
| 102 | Year 1 |
| 103 | Year 2 |
| 104 | Year 3 |
| 105 | Year 4 |
| 106 | Year 5 |
| 107 | Year 6 |
| 108 | Year 7 |
| 109 | Year 8 |
| 110 | Year 9 |
| 111 | Year 10 |
| 112 | Year 11 |
| 113 | Year 12 |
| 114 | Year 12, without university exemption |
| 115 | Year 12, with university exemption |
| 120 | Less than year 12 with certificate or diploma |
| 121 | Less than year 12 with certificate |
| 122 | Less than year 12 with diploma |
| 130 | Year 12 with certificate |
| 140 | Year 12 with diploma |
| 150 | Certificate or diploma |
| 151 | Certificate or diploma I |
| 152 | Certificate or diploma II |
| 153 | Certificate or diploma III |
| 154 | Certificate or diploma 4 |
| 155 | Certificate or diploma 5 |
| 156 | Certificate or diploma 6 |
| 210 | Bachelor's degree and diploma |
| 220 | Bachelor's degree |
| 310 | Honours degree or post-graduate diploma |
| 311 | Honours degree |
| 312 | Post-graduate diploma |
| 320 | Post higher diploma (Masters, Doctoral diploma) |
| 330 | Higher degree |
| 331 | Master's degree |
| 332 | Doctorate degree |
| 300 | Other |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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.
Description
Definition
EDUCZA indicates the person's educational attainment in South Africa in terms of the level of schooling completed and the number of years completed at that level.
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Concept