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 generally consists 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 exists.
We can define a level (separate 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. Many man-made institutions require marked differentiation in terms of levels to allow order and continuous advance toward a higher goal. Such a situation clearly occurs when one is part of an educational institution and must complete all the stages established to achieve the diploma; or when one works in a company that is organized in hierarchical levels that can be eventually reached when one improves 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 basic and mandatory, while the tertiary level, which corresponds to the teaching given in universities, is not. it is.
Primary level
The primary level, also known as basic or primary education, is one that guarantees individuals adequate literacy, that is, in the time that it lasts, which is normally six years, identified with degrees, we learn to read, write, and 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 ends when they are between 12 and 13.
It is mandatory, as we have indicated, and it is the obligatory previous step to be able to enter the next level, which is the secondary one.
Secundary level
The secondary level or secondary education is the previous step to the studies of secondary or higher education 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, skills 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 serve him as soon as he leaves school to develop a trade.
At the secondary level, it is applied between 13 and 17 years of age.
Tertiary level
And we call tertiary level or higher education to all those educational centers or educational institutions that allow you to pursue a professional career and obtain after completion a degree or higher. Such is the case of a lawyer, doctor, dentist, veterinarian, designer, among others.
Their requirements include being over 17 years old and having successfully completed high school, a preliminary 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 areas besides the educational one that we just mentioned. For example, one speaks of geological or geographical levels to mark the different altitude between the different spaces on 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.
