Classification Detail
International Standard Classification of Education: Educational Attainment 2011 (ISCED-A 2011)
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
UNESCO Institute for Statistics: International Standard Classification of Education ISCED 2011, Montréal, 2012.
ISBN:
978-92-9189-123-8
Website:
Custodian:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Available Formats:
Print, PDF
Year Adopted:
2011
Year Published:
2012
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский, 中文 Details...
Français
Classification Internationale Type de l’Education: Niveau d'éducation atteint (CITE-A 2011)
Citation:
Institut de statistique de l’UNESCO: Classification Internationale Type de l’Éducation CITE 2011, Montréal, 2013.
ISBN:
978-92-9189-131-3
Español
Clasificación Internacional Normalizada de la Educación: Logro Educativo (CINE-A 2011)
Citation:
Instituto de Estadística de la UNESCO: Clasificación Internacional Normalizada de la Educación CINE 2011, Montréal, 2013.
ISBN:
978-92-9189-129-0
العربية
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Pусский
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中文
国际教育标准分类法: 受教育程度 2011 (ISCED-A 2011)
Citation:
UIS/2012/INS/10
ISBN:
978-92-9189-135-1
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
1.3 Education
Purpose:
To enable the assembly, compilation and analysis of cross-nationally comparable data on educational attainment levels of individuals.
Main Applications:
Classification, reporting and analysis of data on educational attainment.
Main Users:
Statisticians in Ministries of Education, National Statistical Offices and international organizations, researchers and academics.
Methodology
Scope:
Education qualifications and the educational attainment levels to which they give rise.
Concept Being Classified:
education
Statistical Units:
Individuals, households and occasionally establishments (eg schools and other centres of learning).
Main Principles:
N/A
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Level
0-9
10 items
Level 2
Category
x0-x9
8 items
Level 3
Sub-category
xx0-xx9
5 items
Remarks:
At the category level codes x7 and x8 are not used. At the sub-category level codes xx1, xx5, xx6, xx7 and xx8 are not used.
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
2011
Official Adopting Entity:
General Conference of UNESCO Member States
Coordinating Entity:
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Reason for Latest Revision:
ISCED-A was developed at the time of the 2011 revision of ISCED97 to introduce an explicit coding scheme for the classification of educational attainment. Prior to this revision analysts used the classification of the levels of education programmes as a proxy for measuring educational attainment.
Major Changes:
This is the first version of the classification.
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
Yes
Available Formats:
PDF
Training Materials and Other Documents:
Operational Manual, ISCED mappings, FAQ
Training Website:
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Unit:
Data Requests
Email:
Website:
Telephone:
+1 514 343 6880
Fax:
+1 514 343 5470
Address:
PO Box 6128 Succursale Centre-Ville
Montréal
Québec
CANADA H3C 3J7