Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)

TurkStat - Social Statistics Directorate - Education Statistics Group

Devlet mahallesi Necatibey caddesi no:114 06420 Çankaya Ankara/TÜRKİYE

The Adult Education Survey (AES) covers adults’ participation in education and training (formal - FED, non-formal - NFE and informal learning - INF). The 2022 AES focuses on people aged 18-69. The reference period for the participation in education and training is the twelve months prior to the interview.

Information available from the AES is grouped around the following topics:

• Participation in formal education, non-formal education and training and informal learning
• Volume of instruction hours
• Characteristics of the learning activities
• Reasons for participating
• Obstacles to participation
• Access to information on learning possibilities and guidance
• Employer financing and costs of learning
• Self-reported language skills

For further information see the 2022 AES legislation (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/education-and-training/legislation) and the 2022 AES implementation manual (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/education-and-training/methodology).

- Classification of Learning Activities (CLA, 2016 edition)
- International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011)
- Classification of Occupations 2008 (ISCO 08)
- Classification of economic activities Rev. 2 (NACE Rev. 2)

AES covers all economic sectors.

Definitions as well as the list of variables covered are available in the 2022 AES implementation manual (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/education-and-training/methodology).

Individuals, non-formal learning activities.

Individuals aged 18-69 living in private households.

Türkiye

2007, 2011, 2016.

The fieldwork for 2022 AES took place 03/10/2022 - 27/01/2023.

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Number, EUR.

Fieldwork period for 2022 AES: 03/10/2022-27/01/2023.

At European level:

Basic legal act: Regulation (EU) 2019/1700

Implementing act: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/861

At national level:

Basic legal act: Statistics Law of Türkiye numbered 5429 

Implementing act: Statistics Law of Türkiye numbered 5429 (items 7,8,9,10, 53,54)

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For confidentiality policy, see statistics Law of Türkiye:

https://www.tuik.gov.tr/Kurumsal/Turkiye_Istatistik_Kanunu

See Law of Türkiye:

http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/UstMenu/yonetmelikler/StatisticsLawOfTurkey.pdf

https://www.tuik.gov.tr/Kurumsal/Turkiye_Istatistik_Kanunu

There is no specific release calendar. Results are published approximately 9-12 months after the end of the data collection period. News releases linked to AES data is available on https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Adult-Education-Survey-2022-49748, September 01, 2023.

https.//www.tuik.gov.tr/Kurumsal/Veri_Takvimi

Statistics produced with the survey can be accessed through TurkStat's website. Statistics produced are made available through channels that will allow access by users of all levels and environments. Results are presented through press release and statistical tables. All users have equal access to statistical information. All statistical information is published at the same time at 10 a.m. on the day of publication of statistical information as indicated in the calendar on the official statistical portal.

Every 6 years.

The new release "Adult Education" was published on 01 September 2023.

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Results are presented through press release and statistical tables, there is also access and use opportunity to microdata by national and international researchers within the scope of Group B Micro Data within the framework of the legislation as well. Everyone who wants to use the TR-AES-data needs to fill in an application for licence to use statistical data. The data may only be used for statistical and research purposes.

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Methodological documents were published at the time with the news release.

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https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Adult-Education-Survey-2022-49748

AES 2022 data has been compiled in accordance with Eurostat's 2022 AES manual and the publication has been prepared taking into account Eurostat's data requirements.

Overall assessment: The survey was mainly conducted by using CAPI method (and also few CATI interviews). The selection of two individuals from houses was a new application for 2022 AES and it is observed that this new implementation method has not changed the quality of survey according to previous implementation of AES.

Main users:

• Policy makers at European level (e.g. European Commission, European Parliament, other European agencies)
• Policy makers at national level (e.g. ministries)
• Media
• Researchers, students
• International organizations (OECD, UN)

Main interests:

• Access to information on learning possibilities and guidance
• Participation in education and training by type, characteristics of the activity (field, distance learning, etc.)
• Reason, use and outcomes of FED and NFE
• Share of job-related or employer-sponsored NFE
• Volume of instruction hours for FED and NFE
• Cost of learning for NFE
• Obstacles to participation in education and training
• Self-reported language skills

There are no measures available at national level to analyse user satisfaction.

Data covers all requested variables as in the AES legislation.

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The 2022 AES can be assessed as being successful regarding the overall accuracy. Indicators for which a precision threshold is provided in the AES legislation are of good quality.

The sampling error for 2022 AES is considered fairly low.

See table 13.2.1 “Sampling errors - indicators for 2022 AES key statistics” in annex “TR - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

See below.

Survey based on updated registers of National Address Database and Address Based Population Registration System. People who lived in institutions were excluded.

See table 13.3.1.1 “Over-coverage - rate” in annex “TR - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

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To obtain reliable responses, automatic checks were extended and implemented in the computer-based survey.

A handbook was prepared for the survey and staff responsible for the implementation of the survey got this guide.

To avoid errors due to remembering (related to costs and time spent for learning activities), respondents were allowed to make estimations.

To reduce unit non-response, households were visited (for 2 or 3 times) in different times of follow-up period

See table 13.3.3.1 “Unit non-response - rate” in annex “TR - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

See table 13.3.3.2 “Item non-response rate” in annex “TR - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

The AES 2022 questionnaire contained many logical checks and controls as well as checks for outliers, logical inconsistencies etc. And after fieldwork, in central office, needed controls, checks and transformation on coding system were done.

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Data were published about 7 months after the end of the fieldwork period (T+7M).

Data were published about 7 months after the end of the fieldwork period (T+7M).

Data were published about 7 months after the end of the fieldwork period (T+7M).

See table 14.2 “Project phases - dates” in annex “TR - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

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See table 15.1 “Deviations from 2022 AES concepts and definitions” in annex “TR - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

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The time series of indicators in the age group 25-64 are comparable on Eurostat dissemination.

The time series of indicators in the age group 18-64 are comparable in general since 2016.

See table 15.2 “Comparability - over time” in annex “TR - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

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See table 15.3 “Coherence - cross-domain” in annex “TR - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

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AES results for a given data collection round are based on the same microdata and results are calculated using the same estimation methods, therefore the data are internally coherent.

Average CAPI interview took approximately 20 min.

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See table 18.1 “Source data” in annex “TR - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

Every 6 years.

Field application: 3 October 2022-27 January 2023. The periodicity is every six years.

Processing system: The survey has been implemented by using CAPI system.

Processing site: SAS has been used in analyzing & controlling of data.

See also table 18.1 “Source data” in annex “TR - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

The validation process is based on using CAPI method during the fieldwork. Data checking functions and warnings were integrated in the data programme. In addition to the validity checks created by Eurostat, additional checks were also implemented.

Data editing, weight adjustment for non-responses and calibration was carried out.

None. See table 18.5.1 “Imputation - rate” in annex “TR - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

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None.