Capriccio wrote:
Are you from a nation besides the US? Because I forgot to take into account that many users of WP are outside the US, and the educational system is not homogeneously structured throughout the world

I'm a little bit confused as to what kinds of schools those are that you're describing though. Could you clarify what they are?
Well, think of high school completion as being the schooling that you are required by law to take. It's basically your nation's standardized educational system, and everything after that is simply optional education. I should probably just add another option, h. other.
Yes, I'm outside the US, my family lives in Germany. The school system of the US is
so different to the German system. In Germany there is elementary school (grades 1 to 4 usually) and secondary school, the later divided into three different types of schools. It's getting more complicated, because they all lead to different qualifications. The Abitur is the highest certificate one can get in school and it's acquired after completing grade 13 and final exams. (The other types of sec. schools cover classes from grades 5 to 9 and/or 5 to 10).
Only with the Abitur one is allowed to study at a university. Become a doctor, psychologist, linguistics professor... Germany follow European standards in regards to university degrees.
Did that make sense? I assume it's as confusing as the US system is for me!
Yeah it makes sense. A little different yes, but I have the right idea on how to interpret it. Thank you