Kalmar "Level" yawanci tana nufin matakin cancantar ci gaba a Burtaniya da wasu ƙasashe, wanda yawanci ɗalibai ke ɗauka a cikin shekaru 16-19. Ana nazarin matakan yawanci tsawon shekaru biyu kuma ana gane su azaman matakin kammala karatun sakandare wanda zai iya kaiwa ga shiga jami'a ko damar aiki. Kalmar "Mataki" na iya nufin mafi girman matakin nasara a wani fanni na musamman, kamar "Kwarewar matakin a cikin harshen waje."