Common Data Elements

CDE Long Name Preferred Definition CDE ID
Person Education Level Type

A subdivision of the demographic parameter indicating the highest level of education attained by a human being.

 2674076

Valid Values

Value Value Meaning Description Display Order
No Formal Schooling Never attended / kindergarten only

Indicates that a person never attended school or only attended kindergarten.

 0
1st Grade 1st Grade

Indicates that 1st grade is the highest level of educational achievement.

 1
2nd Grade 2nd Grade

Indicates that 2nd grade is the highest level of educational achievement.

 2
3rd Grade 3rd Grade

Indicates that 3rd grade is the highest level of educational achievement.

 3
4th Grade 4th Grade

Indicates that 4th grade is the highest level of educational achievement.

 4
5th Grade 5th Grade

Indicates that 5th grade is the highest level of educational achievement.

 5
6th Grade 6th Grade

Indicates that 6th grade is the highest level of educational achievement.

 6
7th Grade 7th Grade

Indicates that 7th grade is the highest level of educational achievement

 7
8th Grade 8th Grade

Indicates that 8th grade is the highest level of educational achievement

 8
9th Grade 9th Grade

Indicates that 9th grade is the highest level of educational achievement

 9
10th Grade 10th Grade

Indicates that 10th grade is the highest level of educational achievement

 10
11th Grade 11th Grade

Indicates that 11th grade is the highest level of educational achievement

 11
12th Grade No Diploma 12th Grade

Indicates that a person was in school through 12th grade but that they did not receive a high school diploma.

 12
High School Graduate High School Graduate

Indicates that a person has attended high school and has received a high school diploma.

 13
General Equivalency Diploma GED or equivalent

Indicates that a person has received a General Equivalency Diploma in lieu of a high school diploma.

 14
Some College, No Degree Some College

Indicates that a person has attended college but that they did not receive any degree.

 15
VoTech Program Associate's degree: occupational, technical or vocational program

Indicates that a person has received a degree from a occupational, technical, or vocational program.

 16
Associate Degree Associate's degree: academic program

Indicates that a person has received a degree from a 2 year college program.

 17
Bachelor Degree Bachelor's degree

Indicates that a person has received a degree for successful completion of a program of studies that normally requires at least 4-5 years of full-time equivalent college-level work.

 18
Master's Degree Master's Degree Completion

Indicates that a person has received a degree for completion of at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree.

 19
Professional Doctorate Degree Professional school degree

Indicates that a person has received a degree allowing them to practice a profession, such as law, medicine, music, or ministry.

 20
Academic Doctorate Degree Doctoral degree

Indicates that a person has received a degree the highest award earned for graduate study.

 21
Refused Refuse

To decline to do, accept, give, or allow something.

 22
Don't Know Does Not Know

The answer is not known by the person answering.

 23