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 Resident population with 15 and more years old that during the previous 12 months have attended the higher education (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Resident population with 15 and more years old that during the previous 12 months have attended the tertiary education (No.) by Field of education and training; Irregular
Regularity Irregular
Source Statistics Portugal, Lifelong learning survey
First available period 2003
Last available period 2003
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Field of education and training
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  The persons who regardless of the fact that at the moment of observation ' 0:00 a.m. of the reference day ' are present or absent in a given housing unit, this unit being where they live during most of the year with their family, or where they have all or most of their belongings.
  • AREA OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING:  Set of education and training programs, grouped in a basis of similitude of the main content, without considering the formal level or complexity of the learning.
  • TERTIARY EDUCATION:  Education level that comprises university and polytechnic education, for persons with a secondary or equivalent course and those aged 23 and over, who if not having the qualifications referred to, may apply through special examinations.
Formule Estimation
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  3
Observations
Last update date 10/03/2008


information presented in 25/11/2024