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Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
EDLEVEL (HV106) reports the highest level of school the household member attended. Countries vary in the gradations of their school systems, but EDUCLVL is a standardized variable reporting level of education in four broad categories: No education, Primary, Secondary, and Higher.
Any household member below the lower age limit (usually 6 years) for the education questions is classified in the "No education" category.
Comparability — Index
Comparability
EDLEVEL (HV106) has no comparability problems in terms of the question codes and formal question universe. Researchers primarily studying education should, however, check the Survey Text tab to confirm the lower age limit for non-zero codes for this variable, for samples of interest.
Comparability - Standard DHS
EDLEVEL is included in Phase II forward of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Universe
No universe descriptions are currently available.
Afghanistan:
2015-H
Angola:
2015-H
Bangladesh:
1994-H, 1997-H, 2000-H, 2004-H, 2007-H, 2011-H, 2014-H, 2018-H
Benin:
1996-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2011-H, 2017-H
Burkina Faso:
1993-H, 1998-H, 2003-H, 2010-H
Burundi:
2010-H, 2012-H, 2016-H
Cameroon:
1991-H, 1998-H, 2004-H, 2011-H, 2018-H
Central African Republic:
1995-H
Chad:
1996-H, 2004-H, 2014-H
Comoros:
1996-H, 2012-H
Congo (Democratic Republic):
2007-H, 2013-H
Congo Brazzaville:
2005-H, 2011-H
Cote d'Ivoire:
1994-H, 1998-H, 2011-H
Egypt:
1992-H, 1995-H, 2000-H, 2003-H, 2005-H, 2008-H, 2014-H
Eswatini (Swaziland):
2006-H
Ethiopia:
2000-H, 2005-H, 2011-H, 2016-H, 2019-H
Gabon:
2000-H, 2012-H
Gambia:
2013-H, 2019-H
Ghana:
1993-H, 1998-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2014-H
Guinea:
1999-H, 2005-H, 2012-H, 2018-H
India:
1992-H, 1998-H, 2005-H, 2015-H, 2019-H
Jordan:
1990-H, 1997-H, 2002-H, 2007-H, 2009-H, 2012-H, 2017-H
Kenya:
1993-H, 1998-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2014-H
Lesotho:
2004-H, 2009-H, 2014-H
Liberia:
2007-H, 2013-H, 2019-H
Madagascar:
1992-H, 1997-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2021-H
Malawi:
1992-H, 2000-H, 2004-H, 2010-H, 2016-H
Mali:
1995-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2012-H, 2018-H
Morocco:
1992-H, 2003-H
Mozambique:
1997-H, 2003-H, 2011-H
Myanmar:
2015-H
Namibia:
1992-H, 2000-H, 2006-H, 2013-H
Nepal:
1996-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2011-H, 2016-H
Niger:
1992-H, 1998-H, 2006-H, 2012-H
Nigeria:
1990-H, 1999-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2010-H, 2013-H, 2015-H, 2018-H
Pakistan:
1991-H, 2006-H, 2012-H, 2017-H
Rwanda:
1992-H, 2000-H, 2005-H, 2010-H, 2014-H, 2019-H
Sao Tome:
2008-H
Senegal:
1992-H, 2005-H, 2010-H, 2012-H, 2014-H, 2015-H, 2016-H, 2017-H
Sierra Leone:
2008-H, 2013-H, 2019-H
South Africa:
1998-H, 2016-H
Tanzania:
1991-H, 1996-H, 1999-H, 2004-H, 2010-H, 2015-H
Togo:
1998-H, 2013-H
Uganda:
1995-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2011-H, 2016-H
Yemen:
1991-H, 2013-H
Zambia:
1992-H, 1996-H, 2001-H, 2007-H, 2013-H, 2018-H
Zimbabwe:
1994-H, 1999-H, 2005-H, 2010-H, 2015-H
