Level of education

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” Comparison of educational attainment in LFS ...一、数据集概述与编制目的 本2021年人口普查（Census 2021）以2021年1月1日为统计时点，涵盖比利时境内常住居民。该普查提供覆盖住房状况，以及居民人口学、社会经济与教育特征在内的多维度统计数据。本次普查兼具双重目标：一是响应欧盟法规[1]的相关要求，二是为国家层面特定需求（包括行政部门、国际组织、科研人员、企业及个人）提供统计支撑。此前人口普查均基于对全体公民的全面调查，自2011年起，比利时人口普查已完全依托行政数据库开展统计工作。 二、定义 ### 不同统计单元 #### 人口范围 2021年人口普查纳入统计的人口，为2021年1月1日登记于比利时自然人国家登记簿（National Register of Natural Persons, RNPP）的常住居民。比利时常住人口涵盖比利时公民，以及获准在比利时境内定居或居留的非比利时公民，但不包括以下群体：在境内停留不足三个月的非比利时公民、寻求庇护者，以及身份不合规的非比利时公民[2]。 #### 私人住户 该类别包含独自居住于一处住宅的个人，以及共同居住于同一住宅、共同满足基本生活需求的多人群体。 #### 家庭核心组 家庭核心组指共同居住于同一住宅，且具有夫妻、登记伴侣、事实同居伴侣，或父母与子女关系的两名及以上人员组成的群体。 #### 居住场所 该类别涵盖所有用作一人或多人惯常居所的场所。 #### 传统住宅 传统住宅指独立式（四周设有墙体、顶部带有屋顶）且具备独立出入通道（可直接通往街道、楼梯或走廊）的永久性住宅建筑。 #### 已入住传统住宅 指用作一户或多户私人住户惯常居所的传统住宅。 三、统计变量及说明 ### 性别 该变量用于区分男性与女性。 ### 年龄 年龄以2021年1月1日时的实足周岁计算。 ### 惯常居住地 居民的登记居住地为2021年1月1日在自然人国家登记簿中登记的法定居所。2011年至2021年间，比利时的市镇行政区划发生过调整。本网站展示的对比数据中，2011年的统计数据已按2021年的市镇行政区划进行了重新归集。 ### 聚居区 聚居区指独立的人口聚集单元，即由相邻或毗邻建筑内的居住人群构成的区域。该区域内所有建筑与最近建筑的间距均不超过200米。2011年至2021年间，比利时的市镇行政区划发生过调整。本网站展示的对比数据中，2011年的统计数据已按2021年的市镇行政区划进行了重新归集。 ### 教育水平 指受调查者成功完成的最高学历层次。 ### 研究领域 毕业证书对应的研究领域按照国际教育标准分类-2013（ISCED-F 2013）进行划分（https://statbel.fgov.be/en/open-data/code-isced-f-2013-4-digits）。 四、对比说明 与上一次人口普查数据进行对比时需谨慎：本出版物基于比利时常住人口口径编制，而2011年人口普查采用的是欧盟定义的人口统计口径。关于比利时常住人口口径与2011年人口普查统计口径的差异详情，可查阅相关说明材料。 与劳动力调查（Labour Force Survey, LFS）的结果进行对比时同样需要谨慎。本次人口普查的教育成果数据基于现有行政数据统计，反映的是受调查者的最高学历完成情况；而LFS数据则基于抽样调查，通过受访对象自述获取最高学历信息。两类数据源各有特点，均存在优劣之处。例如，LFS较少面临教育相关数据缺失的问题（如海外获得的学历文凭），但这类抽样调查本身可能存在测量误差及其他形式的统计偏差。反观本次采用的行政数据，其核心优势在于可提供极高粒度的统计结果，且能够与其他行政数据源进行关联。如需了解两类数据源的具体差异详情，可向比利时统计局（Statbel）提出申请获取。 五、元数据 ### “教育”主题元数据 ### 劳动力调查教育水平对比...