ARK combined analytical dataset

Malawi, 2018 - 2019

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Reference ID

DDI-MWI-MEIRU-ARK-2018-v01

Producer(s)

Professor Amelia (Mia) Crampin

Collections

Karonga HDSS Combined / Harmonized Datasets Lilongwe HDSS

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Nov 14, 2025

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Highest level of education (S) (educat)

Data file: ark_combined_final_meiruid

Overview

Valid: 1026

Invalid: 295

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 203

End: 203

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Highest level of education

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	Illiterate, no formal education	53	5.2%
1	Literate, no formal education	5	0.5%
2	Standard 1-5, illiterate	93	9.1%
3	Standard 1-5, literate	108	10.5%
4	Standard 6-8	374	36.5%
5	Secondary	306	29.8%
6	Tertiary	87	8.5%
9	Missing	0
Sysmiss		295

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition

Highest level of education

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

variable: educat (table[s]: arkk_arkq, arkl_arkq)

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