Educational attainment level
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Educational attainment is the completion of a course of study to a standard deserving of a qualification. Types of qualification are rated against a hierarchical structure, the highest achieved being that persons educational attainment level eg bachelor's degree level.
It is a term commonly used by statisticans to refer to the highest degree of education an individual has completed.[1]
The US Census Bureau Glossary defines educational attainment as "the highest level of education completed in terms of the highest degree or the highest level of schooling completed." [1]
[edit] See also
- Educational attainment in the United States
- Academic degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Doctorate degree
- Educational background
- Academic achievement
- Educational degrees
- School graduation
- School to work transition
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 US Census Bureau glossary. URL accessed on 2006-06-30.
