Education level (utbildningsnivå) refers to the highest formal education a person has completed. In the school context, parents' education level is the most important background variable — it explains a large part of the variation in pupils' school results.
Categories
- Pre-upper secondary (compulsory school)
- Upper secondary (upper secondary diploma)
- Short post-secondary (higher vocational education, shorter university programmes)
- Long post-secondary (at least 3 years of university)
- Postgraduate education