Table 3.
IPUMS integrates census variables to capture common concepts while preserving detail. Educational attainment harmonized codes for a selection of IPUMS-I samples (‘x’ indicates that the code is present in the respective sample)
| Country (ISO code) | BR | CN | EG | FR | DE | IN | IR | MX | PK | PH | ZA | ES | SD | TH | US | VN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Variable label | Sample year | 00 | 90 | 06 | 06 | 87 | 04 | 06 | 06 | 98 | 00 | 07 | 01 | 08 | 00 | 05 | 09 |
| General (1 digit) codes and labels | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) | x | x | x | x | x | · | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 1 | Less than primary completed | x | x | x | x | · | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 2 | Primary completed | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 3 | Secondary completed | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 4 | University completed | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 9 | Unknown/missing | · | · | x | · | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | · | x | x | · | · | |
| Detailed (3 digit) codes and labels | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) | x | x | x | x | x | · | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 100 | Less than primary completed | · | · | x | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 110 | No schooling | x | x | · | x | · | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 120 | Some primary | x | x | · | x | · | x | x | x | x | x | x | · | x | x | x | x | |
| 130 | Primary (4 years) | x | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| Primary completed, less than secondary | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary completed | ||||||||||||||||||
| 211 | Primary (5 years) | · | · | · | · | · | x | x | · | · | · | · | x | · | · | · | x | |
| 212 | Primary (6 years) | x | x | x | x | x | · | · | x | x | x | x | · | x | x | x | · | |
| Lower secondary completed | ||||||||||||||||||
| 221 | General and unspecified track | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | · | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 222 | Technical track | · | · | · | x | · | · | · | x | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| Secondary completed | ||||||||||||||||||
| General or unspecified track | ||||||||||||||||||
| 311 | General track completed | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 312 | Some college/university | x | x | · | · | · | x | x | x | · | x | · | · | · | x | x | x | |
| 320 | Technical track | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 321 | Secondary technical degree | · | x | · | · | x | · | x | x | · | · | · | x | · | x | · | x | |
| 322 | Post-secondary technical education | · | x | x | · | x | x | · | x | x | x | · | x | x | x | · | · | |
| 400 | University completed | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| 999 | Unknown/missing | · | · | x | · | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | · | x | x | · | · | |