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İndicator name:
Youth/adult literacy rate
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Contact
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1.1
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Contact organisation
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State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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1.2
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Contact organisation unit
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Department of Social Statistics
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1.3
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Contact name
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Haji Elchin
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1.4
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Contact person function
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Head of Department of Social Statistics
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1.5
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Contact mail address
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Baku-AZ1136, Inshaatchilar Avenue
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1.6
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Contact email address
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elcin.haji@stat.gov.az
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1.7
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Contact phone number
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+99412 538 90 12; +99412 377 10 70 (22-70)
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1.8
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Contact fax number
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+99412 538 24 42
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Metadata update
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2.1
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Metadata last certified
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31.08.2018
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2.2
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Metadata last posted
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18.01.2023
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2.3
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Metadata last update
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17.03.2026
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3
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Statistical presentation
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3.1
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Data description
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Higher education institutions include academia, universities, and institutions. At the higher education level, it carries out preparation of highly qualified specialists and scientific and pedagogical personnel, taking into account the needs of the society and the labor market, and this preparation is "Bachelor's degree", "Master's degree" (except for medical education) and "Doctorate". Secondary specialized education institutions (colleges) prepares professionals with secondary education. These include industry, construction, transport, agriculture, economic, pedagogical, music, cultural and educational colleges and technical schools, medical and choreographic schools. Training of specialists in secondary vocational education institutions is carried out on condition that they are dismissed or not. The first vocational education institutions (vocational schools and vocational high schools) are the first vocational training institutions aimed at the revival of rare and traditional craftsmanship of different professions. Youngsters who have completed compulsory education in art vocational training institutions, who want to improve their vocational training in different industries, who want to change their profession, are accepted. Private schools and boarding schools for children with disabilities Special schools and boarding schools for children with mental retardation, Special boarding schools for visually impaired children, Special boarding schools for deaf children, Special boarding schools for children with weak hearing and post deafness, Special boarding schools for children with cerebral palsy and Poliomyelitis, special boarding schools for speech-deficient children, special schools for children with mental disabilities, and home-based schools for children with disabilities.
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3.2
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Classification system
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Classification of Administrative-Territorial Units, classification of Measurement units
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3.3
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Sector coverage
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Social
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3.4
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Statistical concepts and definitions
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Higher education institutions are entities that have the status of a legal entity and implement vocational training programs in higher education. For higher education, the following types of educational institutions education provides: academies, universities, institutes, conservatories, colleges. These institutions may include branches, faculties, chairs, training departments, research laboratories, magistrates, doctoral studies, vocational educational departments, experimental farms, educational theaters and other structural units. Secondary education institutions (secondary vocational education institutions) are education institutions that implement specialized training programs for vocational education. Colleges belong to secondary education institutions. Secondary education institutions branch offices can be educational and consultation points (institutions), divisions, training courses, training cabinets and laboratories, educational and training-production workshops and farms, training polygons, improvement of professional skills of specialists and workers and retraining and other structural units. Secondary education institutions are established, functioning, reorganized and liquidated in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Education". Primary vocational training enterprises - primary vocational training in accordance with the needs of the labor market, general secondary education and full secondary education provides training on preparing different professions and staff on the basis of mass professions.
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3.5
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Statistical unit
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Local unit (non-legal entity status), legal person (entity)
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3.6
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Statistical population
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The data are obtained from the complete observation method.
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3.7
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Reference area
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All higher education institutions, secondary vocational education institutions, regardless of ownership forms in the Republic, are the first special vocational education institutions and special schools and boarding schools for children with disabilities
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3.8
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Time coverage
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Data is available as of 2020.
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3.9
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Base period
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Data is available as of 2020.
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4
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Unit of measure
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percentage
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5
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Reference period
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annual
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6
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Institutional mandate
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6.1
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Legal acts and other agreements
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International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 2011)
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6.2
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Data sharing
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Only State Statistical Committee participates in the calculation of data.
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Confidentiality
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7.1
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Confidentiality - policy
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In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Official Statistics" (Article 15), provision of primary data is prohibited. https://e-qanun.az/framework/8882 Access to microdata by the Chairman of the State Statistical Committee It is regulated according to the "Rules for providing users with micro-data for research purposes" approved on 13.06.2011. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/personal_info/micro_inf.pdf "How to work with personal data, how to protect their privacy" approved by the order of the State Statistical Committee No. 7/02s dated February 19, 2014 needed?" There is a manual called. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/personal_info/personal_information.pdf Protection of the confidentiality of primary (personal) data is reflected in the policy document of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the field of protection of confidential statistical data. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/az/mexfilik.pdf
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7.2
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Confidentiality - data treatment
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It is not permitted to distribute official statistical material that reflects or discloses confidential information among users. The summary (generalized) information permitted to disclose shall contain at least three statistical information and, as such, the share of any of the statistical units shall not exceed 85%.
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Release policy
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8.1
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Release calendar
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It is based on the statistical data and the approved graphics on dissemination of press data.
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8.2
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Release calendar access
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The broadcasting schedule is posted on the State Statistical Committee's website on the Electronic Services section. Login is open to all users and is not subject to any restrictions. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/calendar_y/
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8.3
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User access
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One of the important directions of the State Statistical Committee's work is the efficient dissemination of the results of statistical activities and more detailed information was provided in the document "Policy on the dissemination of official statistical data", approved by the Decree No 8/02 s of the State Statistical Committee dated 19.02.2014 (http: // www .stat.gov.az / menu / 6 / dissemination_policy / DissPolicy_az_2014.pdf).
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Frequency of dissemination
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10
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Accessibility and clarity
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10.1
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News release
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It is both paper and electronic version.
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10.2
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Publications
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https://stat.gov.az/menu/6/statistical_yearbooks/
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10.3
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On-line database
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https://stat.gov.az/source/education/
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10.4
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Micro-data access
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Access to micro-data is prohibited. Only primary data can be used in accordance with the "Rules for providing micro-data to users for research purposes" approved by the Chairman of the State Statistics Committee on 13.06.2011. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/personal_info/micro_inf.pdf
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10.5
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Other
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All information is free for users.
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10.6
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Documentation on methodology
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Methodological explanations (in Azerbaijani only) can be obtained from this link http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/7/other_metadata/
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10.7
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Quality documentation
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http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/
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Quality management
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11.1
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Quality assurance
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The State Statistical Committee implements the quality management system in accordance with the international standard ISO 9001. In 2013 the external audit of the quality management system was conducted in the State Statistical Committee, and in August of the same year for the first time ISO 9001:2008 international certificate of conformity was obtained in the direction of "Production and dissemination of official statistical data". After a major change of the international standard in 2015, all documents of the quality management system were redesigned in accordance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001:2015. According to the results of certification audit conducted on March 09-10, 2017, the apparatus of The State Statistical Committee and 13 local statistical offices where QMS is applied, and then the apparatus of the State Statistics Committee according to the results of recertification audit conducted on March 02-06, 2020 and another 17 local statistical offices where QMS is applied, then according to the results of recertification audit conducted on February 13-17, 2023, the apparatus of the State Statistics Committee and 45 local statistical offices where QMS "Production and dissemination of official statistical data" is applied, have received the international certificate of conformity 9001:2015 in the direction of "Production and dissemination of official statistics". http://stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/en/sertifikat_ISO_9001_2015.pdf Seminars on QMS are organized for the staff of the structural units and local statistical bodies at least once a year. In 2010 and 2017, Global Assessments of the National Statistical System of the Republic of Azerbaijan were conducted by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). In line with the recommendations of experts, improvement activities in this area are being carried out.
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11.2
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Quality assessment
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On the basis of the “Audit Program” approved annually, internal audits are carried out in the departments of the Office and in the local statistical bodies where the GIS is applied. Audit teams are formed to conduct audits and an individual audit plan is approved for each structural unit. The audit team conducts inspections in accordance with the audit plan. Internal monitoring of quality aspects in the State Statistics Committee is carried out in a centralized manner by the authorized structural unit (Quality Management and Metadata Department) and an annual “Analysis by Management” document is prepared and submitted to the management based on the results of audits. The members of the audit team (auditors) are instructed before each audit by the auditor general, as well as through seminars organized at least once a year. The activity of the State Statistics Committee is “Quality management systems. Requirements ”ISO 9001: 2015 is one of the strongest strengths. Increased workload due to incomplete transition to electronic documentation and parallel paperwork, late adaptation of staff (employees) to the requirements of the new standards are the weakest weaknesses.
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Relevance
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12.1
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User needs
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Public authorities, research centers, students, and citizens are key users. In many requests it is reported that information is required for scientific research and writing of diploma works.
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12.2
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User satisfaction
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Users go to the official website www.stat.gov.az and answer questions about the use of the main areas of statistics in the section "Request for statistical information to users". The results of this online survey are available at https://www.stat.gov.az/source/others/sorqu-yekun-2025-ARAYI%C5%9E.pdf.
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12.3
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Completeness
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The information is full and no questions have been raised regarding any period or field.
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13
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Accuracy and reliability
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13.1
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Overall accuracy
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No such assessment was made.
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13.2
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Sampling error
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The sampling error is not calculated
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13.3
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Non-sampling error
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Non-sampling error is carried out in accordance with the "Rules for classification and elimination of errors in the reporting data" approved by the decision of the State Statistics Committee No. 9/3 dated October 30, 2019. https://www.stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/az/00_5.pdf
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Timeliness and punctuality
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14.1
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Timeliness
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It is carried out in accordance with the "Statistical Work Program" of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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14.2
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Punctuality
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Implemented according to the "Statistical Work Program". There are no delays in the broadcast schedule and program.
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Coherence and comparability
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15.1
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Comparability - geographical
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Indicators are calculated by country.
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15.2
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Comparability - over time
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The final data are available from 2020 and there were no breaks in the dynamics series.
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15.3
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Coherence - cross domain
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The final data are available from 2020 and there were no breaks in the dynamics series.
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15.4
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Coherence - internal
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Does not match statistics in other areas.
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Cost and burden
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Not applicable.
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Data revision
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17.1
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Data revision - policy
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Data clarification policy is conducted according to the "Statement of Review of Statistical Data on Key Statistical Instruments", approved by the Decree of the State Statistical Committee dated 10.05.2016, published by order 60/t, which is available to the public and posted on the website of the Committee in statistical publications http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/information_regulations/reg_05_2016.pdf.
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17.2
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Data revision - practice
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There is no need to clarify the information. Because it is calculated on the basis of final data.
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Statistical processing
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18.1
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Source data
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Information on higher education institutions is collected through the official statistical report № 1-higher education (bachelor). The source is higher education institutions. Information on the institutions of secondary special education is collected through the official statistical report № 1-secondary special education. The source is vocational schools and vocational high schools. Information on the first vocational education institutions is collected through the official statistical report №1-the first vocational education. The source is vocational schools and vocational high schools. Information on special schools and boarding schools for children with disabilities is collected through the official statistical report № 1 "On special schools and boarding schools for children with disabilities". The source is special schools and boarding schools for children with disabilities.
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18.2
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Frequency of data collection
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annual
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18.3
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Data collection
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Data is obtained online.
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18.4
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Data validation
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Regardless of property type, they submit to the statistical office of the district (city) where the institution of higher education, secondary special education and the first vocational education institution is located on the https://stat.gov.az/ web-site in real-time base.
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18.5
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Data compilation
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Informational edits are made in the data on higher education, secondary special education and primary vocational education institutions and special schools and boarding schools for children with disabilities. Imputation is not conducted based on the nature of the work.
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18.6
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Adjustment
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Is conducted in accordance with the methodological materials for the "Seasonal adjustments and the use of Demetra program", approved by the State Statistical Committee, dated July 25, 2011, number 30/14.
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Comment
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No comments.
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