Level of education

Description

Purpose and summary description of the Census The Census 2021 is a photograph as of 1 January 2021 of the population residing in Belgium. It provides a wide range of figures on housing and the demographic, socio-economic and educational characteristics of citizens. The purpose of the Census is twofold: respond to the European regulation[1] and produce statistics for specific national needs (administrations, international organisations, researchers, businesses and individuals). Once based on a comprehensive survey of all citizens, since 2011 the Census has relied exclusively on the use of administrative databases. Definitions The different statistical units The population The population taken into account for the 2021 Census corresponds to the resident population, as entered in the National Register of Natural Persons (RNPP), on 1 January 2021. The Belgian population includes Belgians and non-Belgians admitted or authorised to settle or stay on the territory but does not include non-Belgians staying for less than three months on the territory, asylum seekers and non-Belgians in an irregular situation[2]. Private households This group includes people living alone in a dwelling and groups of several people living in the same dwelling and providing together for the basic needs of life. Family nuclei A family nucleus consists of two or more persons who live in the same household and whose ties are those of husband and wife, partners in registered partnerships, partners living in consensual unions, or parents and children. Residential Premises This group includes all premises used as the usual residence of one or more persons. Classic dwellings Classic dwellings are separate (surrounded by walls and covered with a roof) and independent (with a direct entrance to the street or a staircase, a corridor), which are designed to serve as permanent dwellings. Occupied conventional dwellings These are conventional dwellings used as usual residences for one or more private households. The variables and their description Gender This variable distinguishes men from women. Age Age is indicated in years past January 1, 2021. Place of habitual residence The place of residence is that registered in the National Register on 1 January 2021. It is therefore the place of legal residence. Belgian municipalities changed between 2011 and 2021. In the comparisons presented on this site, the figures for 2011 are broken down by municipality in 2021. Locality The locality is a distinct population agglomeration, i.e. an area defined by a population group living in adjacent or contiguous buildings. This area is a group of buildings, none of which are more than 200 metres away from the nearest building. Belgian municipalities changed between 2011 and 2021. In the comparisons presented on this site, the figures for 2011 are broken down by municipality in 2021. Education level Education level refers to the highest level of education successfully completed. Field of study The field of study of the diploma is classified according to the ISCED-F 2013 nomenclature (https://statbel.fgov.be/en/open-data/code-isced-f-2013-4-digits) Note Comparison with the previous Census requires some caution: This publication is based on the Belgian population and the 2011 Census has as reference the European definition of population. Information on the difference between the Belgian population and that of the 2011 Census Comparisons with the results of surveys such as the LFS (Labour Force Survey) also deserve some caution. The results presented in the Census reflect the highest educational attainment according to available administrative data, while the LFS figures are based on a survey that measures the highest educational attainment by (a sample of) respondents. Both sources have their own characteristics and have advantages and disadvantages. LFS has less to deal with, for example, the problem of missing values at the level of education, such as diplomas obtained abroad, but measurement errors and other forms of distortion characteristic of this type of survey may occur. On the other hand, the great advantage of the current administrative data is that the figures are available at a very detailed level and can therefore be linked to other administrative sources. More detailed information on the specific differences between the two sources is available upon request from Statbel. Metadata Metadata for the topic ‘Education’ Education level comparison in LFS and Census Education level comparison in LFS and Census - Summary [1] COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/543 of 22 March 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on population and housing censuses as regards the technical specifications of the topics and their subdivisions. [2]More information on how this population is determined

Resources

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54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/census/education/niveau-dinstruction
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/census/education/niveau-dinstruction
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/census/education/level-education
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/census/onderwijs/onderwijsniveau
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/census/education/niveau-dinstruction
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/census/education/level-education
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/census/education/niveau-dinstruction
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/census/onderwijs/onderwijsniveau
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/census/education/level-education
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/census/education/niveau-dinstruction
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/census/onderwijs/onderwijsniveau
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/census/education/niveau-dinstruction
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/census/education/niveau-dinstruction
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/census/onderwijs/onderwijsniveau
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/census/education/level-education
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/census/onderwijs/onderwijsniveau
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/census/onderwijs/onderwijsniveau
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/census/onderwijs/onderwijsniveau

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  • education
  • onderwijs
  • census

Topics

  • ECON

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