The term ‘levels’ is the plural of the noun ‘level’. It refers to the presence of stages and states that occur in a particular situation and that is generally made up of two or more of them. The word levels is applicable to a significant number of phenomena and situations, as long as the condition of differentiation between the parts that make up that phenomenon or situation is given.
We can define a level (separated from others) as a concrete or abstract space that is characterized by certain rules and elements. These elements are particularly those that will differentiate it from other levels that may exist and that may be lower or higher. In this sense, a level always implies the existence of other differentiated levels, as well as the implicit succession of stages that mark a path towards a certain end or objective.
Normally, the notion of levels appears in some areas or spaces, especially when talking about educational levels or professional levels. Much of the institutions created by man require a marked differentiation in terms of levels to allow order and continuous progress towards a higher goal. Such a situation clearly occurs when one is part of an educational institution and must complete all the stages established to obtain the diploma; or when one works in a company that is organized in hierarchical levels that can be reached eventually by perfecting oneself as a professional.
In the specific case of education, then, we can find three levels, the first two as being primary and secondary are considered as basic and mandatory completion, while the tertiary level, which corresponds to the teaching that is taught in universities, is not. is.
Primary level
The primary level, also known as basic or primary education, is one that guarantees conforming literacy to individuals, that is, in the time that it lasts, which is normally six years, identified with grades, we learn to read, write, perform calculations and understand some basic concepts that are essential for our performance in society.
The goal of this level is to provide students with a common and comprehensive training that allows them to develop their motor, personal, relationship and social skills.
Children enter primary school between the ages of five and six and finish when they are between 12 and 13.
It is mandatory compliance as we pointed out and it is the mandatory previous step to be able to enter the next level, which is secondary.
Secundary level
The secondary level or secondary education is the step prior to secondary or higher education studies and by case it is proposed to prepare the student so that he can reach the next level and also that he can develop capacities, abilities and values that allow him to perform satisfactorily in the society. It should also be noted that in this educational stage it is emphasized that the student develops certain skills that can be used to develop a trade as soon as he leaves school.
At the secondary level it applies between 13 and 17 years.
tertiary level
And we call tertiary level or higher education all those educational centers or educational institutions that allow you to pursue a professional career and obtain, after completing it, a degree or higher. Such is the case of lawyer, doctor, dentist, veterinarian, designer, among others.
Among its requirements are being over 17 years of age and having satisfactorily completed secondary school, a previous step.
Another common condition before entering this level is to take an entrance course and pass it.
This same term can be used in other fields besides the educational one that we just mentioned. For example, we speak of geological or geographical levels to mark the different altitude between the different spaces of the planet; the levels or floors of a building; the power levels of certain machines or natural phenomena, among many other possibilities. In any of these cases, we will be referring to the idea of a succession of stages that are delimited by certain characteristics and accompanied by other antecedent or successive stages.
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