Sample & demographics Research brief
Education level of the cohort
Highest completed or ongoing education across the sample.
Asked “Highest Completed / Ongoing Educational Level”, 44.1% of the 399 respondents in the Kerala Gen Z Survey 2026 (176 people) selected General Arts & Science Degree. The next-largest answer, Higher Secondary (Plus Two), accounts for 38.1% (152), a gap of 6 percentage points.
Key figures
- 44.1% (176 of 399) answered General Arts & Science Degree on “Highest Completed / Ongoing Educational Level”.
- The top two answers are separated by 6 percentage points, and the smallest category still covers 8 respondents.
- Findings describe this community-recruited cohort of 399 respondents, not Kerala's youth population.
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Highest Completed / Ongoing Educational Level
നിലവിലെ/പൂർത്തിയാക്കിയ ഏറ്റവും ഉയർന്ന വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ യോഗ്യത
Data table
| Response | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| General Arts & Science Degree | 176 | 44.1% |
| Higher Secondary (Plus Two) | 152 | 38.1% |
| Professional/Technical Degree (B.Tech, MBBS, LLB, etc.) | 41 | 10.3% |
| Post-Graduation / PhD | 22 | 5.5% |
| SSLC | 8 | 2% |
| Total answered | 399 | 100% |
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<p>Source: <a href="https://journal.moyanai.app/journal/kerala-gen-z-survey-2026">The Kerala Gen Z Report 2026</a>, Moyan AI.</p>Where the answers cluster#
The full distribution for “Highest Completed / Ongoing Educational Level” (n = 399) is: General Arts & Science Degree — 44.1% (176); Higher Secondary (Plus Two) — 38.1% (152); Professional/Technical Degree (B.Tech, MBBS, LLB, etc.) — 10.3% (41); Post-Graduation / PhD — 5.5% (22); SSLC — 2% (8).
The cohort is closely divided on this question. With only 6 percentage points between the top two answers, no single response can be treated as the cohort's position. The smallest recorded answer, SSLC, still represents 8 people — a group large enough to matter in programme design even at 2%.
What this brief does not establish#
The sample is a community-recruited cohort of 399 respondents surveyed between 21 May and 28 June 2026. Figures describe this cohort; they are not state-level prevalence estimates and should not be reported as such.
The composition of the sample also shapes the totals: 74.4% of respondents fall in the older student and early-career band, and 72.7% identify as male. Any reading by gender, district or occupation needs disaggregated fieldwork this instrument was not designed to deliver.
The instrument records one moment in time, so nothing here identifies a cause or a trend. Statements about mechanism in this brief are interpretive and flagged as such.
Questions readers ask#
- Highest Completed / Ongoing Educational Level? (Kerala Gen Z Survey 2026)
- 44.1% of 399 respondents answered General Arts & Science Degree, followed by Higher Secondary (Plus Two) at 38.1%. Full distribution: General Arts & Science Degree — 44.1% (176); Higher Secondary (Plus Two) — 38.1% (152); Professional/Technical Degree (B.Tech, MBBS, LLB, etc.) — 10.3% (41); Post-Graduation / PhD — 5.5% (22).
- How many people answered this question?
- All 399 respondents in the Kerala Gen Z Survey 2026 answered this item.
- Can these figures be generalised to all Kerala youth?
- No. The survey is a community-recruited cohort of 399 respondents surveyed between 21 May and 28 June 2026, so the figures describe this cohort rather than the state's youth population.
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Every figure in this brief comes from the The Kerala Gen Z Report 2026 response sheet. The full aggregate dataset, codebook and methodology are open: open data · methodology.
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Community Leadership and Social Change Program Research Scholars & Valakkulam, Y. (2026). Education level of the cohort. Moyan Journal of Community & Society, Volume 1, Issue 1. Department of Graduate Institute, DHI University (DHIU), India; published by Moyan AI. https://journal.moyanai.app/journal/research/education-level-of-respondents-keralaReference manager
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