Accuracy and reliability

Overall accuracy

The reliability of the educational information in The Student Register is considered to be high. The data in the register is sourced from the administrative registers of the institutions and undergoes a thorough error check during the annual data collection process. Additionally, to ensure data accuracy, active students must be reconfirmed each year, maintaining reporting continuity over time.

However, it's worth noting that there is a certain level of uncertainty associated with the fact that institutions have the option to correct and report data retroactively through annual reports. This uncertainty is typically around 0-3 pct., with greater uncertainty observed for the most recent year.

Sampling error

Not relevant for this register.

Non-sampling error

Not relevant for this register.

Quality management

Statistics Denmark follows the recommendations on organisation and management of quality given in the Code of Practice for European Statistics (CoP) and the implementation guidelines given in the Quality Assurance Framework of the European Statistical System (QAF). A Working Group on Quality and a central quality assurance function have been established to continuously carry through control of products and processes.

Quality assurance

Statistics Denmark follows the principles in the Code of Practice for European Statistics (CoP) and uses the Quality Assurance Framework of the European Statistical System (QAF) for the implementation of the principles. This involves continuous decentralized and central control of products and processes based on documentation following international standards. The central quality assurance function reports to the Working Group on Quality. Reports include suggestions for improvement that are assessed, decided and subsequently implemented.

Quality assessment

The reliability of the educational information in The Student Register is considered to be high. The data in the register is sourced from the administrative registers of the institutions and undergoes a thorough error check during the annual data collection process. Additionally, to ensure data accuracy, active students must be reconfirmed each year, maintaining reporting continuity over time.

However, it's worth noting that there is a certain level of uncertainty associated with the fact that institutions have the option to correct and report data retroactively through annual reports. This uncertainty is typically around 0-3 pct., with greater uncertainty observed for the most recent year.

There is a memo on Statistic Denmark's homepage describing important aspects of this year's data collection to The Student Register Paper on Education

Data revision - policy

Statistics Denmark revises published figures in accordance with the Revision Policy for Statistics Denmark. The common procedures and principles of the Revision Policy are for some statistics supplemented by a specific revision practice.

Data revision practice

The figures from the latest year could be considered provisional because of the possibility of updating retroactively. When updating StatBank Denmark with the present year, the previous year is also updated.