Statistical presentation

Data description

The Student Register is a longitudinal register that allows you to follow the educational career of each student throughout all the educational programs constituting their educational career. The register is updated annually with reported data from the educational institutions. The reports cover continuing students from the previous year, as well as entrances and exits during the year under review. Regarding exits, information on achieved qualifications (i.e., graduation) is retained. The register covers educational careers starting from preschool to a PhD at the university level. Basic school includes only grades 8-10 up to the school year 2005/06. From 2007, preschool through 7th grade is included. All publicly recognized educational programs are included. 'Recognized programs' means that the Ministry of Children and Education or another ministry has regulated and approved the programs. Data about PhDs are delayed by one year compared to the other data in the register.

Please note that adult or continuing education, as well as education taken outside Denmark, is not included in the register.

There are two versions of The Student Register:

ELEV3: Each grade in the basic school and upper secondary school has a separate record. Vocational education is divided into the basic part and the main part. Additionally, it is possible to see institution shifts and breaks during an education. This version of The Student Register is the most detailed.

ELEV3 gaps-closed: In this version of the register, all gaps in education resulting from institutional shifts and breaks during training are removed if the gap is less than 13 months, and each record is merged into one record.

The variables in the register are described in Colectica.

Classification system

In connection with publications from The Student Register Statistics, Denmark's classification system "DISCED" is used. A description of it can be found at: DISCED

Sector coverage

Educational institutions providing publicly recognized education or education which give access to public grants.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Enrolled: The student register is used to measure entrance to, enrolled and graduations from the ordinary education system. In connection with dissemination of statistical data in Statistic Denmark's Statbank the following definitions are used: Enrolled is defined as: people who are enrolled 1. October yyyy.

Graduate: The student register is used to measure entrance to, enrolled and graduations from the ordinary education system. In connection with dissemination of statistical data in Statistic Denmark's Statbank the following definitions are used: Graduate is defined as: people who completed an education in the period 1. October yyyy-1 - 30. September yyyy.

Entrance: The student register is used to measure entrance to, enrolled and graduations from the ordinary education system. In connection with dissemination of statistical data in Statistic Denmark's Statbank the following definitions are used: Entrance is defined as: people who begin their education in the period 1. October yyyy-1 - 30. September yyyy.

Statistical unit

The statistical unit is people.

Statistical population

The population consist of people who have been enrolled in an ordinary education in Denmark, that are public recognized. Since 2007 private education that give access to public grants is also included. The register covers education from preschool (up to 2006 only from 8th grade) up to PhD level. When the students register is updated, the information concerning the PhD are one year behind.

Reference area

The population consists of people who have been enrolled in an ordinary education in Denmark.

Time coverage

The Students Register, which was established in the early 1970s, is a longitudinal register and is updated once a year.

Base period

Not relevant for this register.

Unit of measure

The unit of measure is the number of people.

Reference period

The Student Register's reference time is 30. september yyyy.

Frequency of dissemination

Statistics are published yearly.

Legal acts and other agreements

The Act on Statistics Denmark §6 and §8 stk. 3. Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning.

Cost and burden

The respondent burden is minimal. Data are collected from local school based administrative registers. Although a few institutions report by questionnaires.

Comment

Further information can be found on Statistics Denmark's homepage: Fulltime education.