Statistical presentation

Data description

The AES (Adult Education Survey) describes the adult Danish population's (aged 25-64 years) participation in life long learning activities, both in the formal and non-formal education system. Respondents answered among other things about the content of their ongoing education activities, the costs involved, and the volume of the education. Usage of computer and web as well as knowledge of foreign languages were a part of the survey too. Formal education leads to a public acknowledged exam or qualification. Non-formal education is courses, seminars, workshops, job training etc. which don't lead to an acknowledged competence.

Classification system

The sampling has been made given the groups: 25-34 years, 35-49 years and 50-64 years.

Sector coverage

The educational sector.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Formal Education: Educational activities leading to a public recognized examination or qualification. Formal education is typically offered by an educational education like a technical school or university and tend to include a longer time period as an individual course. The educations are structured in relation to target, time period and support, and ends up with a recognized proof of exam. The process of learning is intended by the student. Typical exams are e.g. public school, baccalaureate, HF etc, vocational educations like office and trading educations, social worker, university educations like math, economics or law.

Non-formal education: Non-formal education consists of courses, seminars and similar without any public recognized exam. Non-formal education don't lead to a public recognized proof or similar. They give no formal competences, but has learning as a main purpose.

Work-related reasons for participating in an education are defined based on a wish to gather new knowledge or get new skills, which are needed at the workplace or for higher salary or for being promoted.

In relation to international comparisons the AMU courses are categorized as being non-formal education.

Statistical unit

Persons.

Statistical population

Persons aged 25- 64 years of age living in Denmark at the time of the survey.

Reference area

Denmark.

Time coverage

The AS survey was conducted in 2011.

Base period

Not relevant for these statistics.

Unit of measure

Persons.

Reference period

The Data collection of the AES survey was conducted between January 2017 and May 2017. All questions on participation in education, instruction hours, etc. relates to the latest 12 month before the interview. Administrative registers used in the survey are based on the latest update related to the reference period.

Frequency of dissemination

The AES is planned to be carried out every 6th year.

Legal acts and other agreements

The Act on Statistics Denmark.

AES has been conducted according to the Commission's regulation (EU) no 1175/2014 about implementation of the regulation of the European Parliament and the European Council (EF) no 452/2008 about conducting and development of statistics about education and life long learning of adult persons.

Cost and burden

Nor evaluated since participation is voluntary.

Comment

No supplementary documentation is available.