Get ENCCEJA (Exame Nacional para Certificação de Competências de Jovens e Adultos) data

Downloads and processes microdata from ENCCEJA, the Brazilian National Exam for Youth and Adult Education Certification. ENCCEJA assesses competencies of young people and adults who did not complete basic education at the regular age.

Usage

get_encceja(year, n_max = Inf, keep_zip = TRUE, quiet = FALSE)

Arguments

year

The year of the exam (2014-2024).

n_max

Maximum number of rows to read. Default is Inf (all rows). Consider using a smaller value for exploration.

keep_zip

Logical. If TRUE, keeps the downloaded ZIP file in cache.

quiet

Logical. If TRUE, suppresses progress messages.

Value

A tibble with ENCCEJA microdata in tidy format.

Details

ENCCEJA is conducted by INEP and provides certification for elementary and high school equivalency for youth and adults (EJA). The exam covers four knowledge areas:

• Natural Sciences (Ciências Naturais)

• Mathematics (Matemática)

• Portuguese Language (Língua Portuguesa)

• Social Sciences (Ciências Humanas)

Important notes:

• ENCCEJA files can be large (several hundred MB).

• Use n_max to read a sample first for exploration.

• Column names are standardized to lowercase with underscores.

Data dictionary

For detailed information about variables, see INEP's documentation: https://www.gov.br/inep/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/dados-abertos/microdados/encceja

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# get ENCCEJA data for 2023
encceja <- get_encceja(2023, n_max = 10000)

# get full dataset for 2022
encceja_2022 <- get_encceja(2022)
} # }