Classification Detail
International Standard Classification of Education: Education Programmes 2011 (ISCED-P 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: Programmes éducatifs (CITE-P 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 (CINE-P 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
-
Pусский
-
中文
国际教育标准分类法: 教育课程 2011 (ISCED-P 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 national education systems and programmes.
Main Applications:
Classification, reporting and analysis of data on new entrants, students, repeaters, graduates, teachers and education expenditure for use in cross-national settings.
Main Users:
Statisticians in Ministries of Education, National Statistical Offices and international organizations, researchers and academics.
Methodology
Scope:
Education programmes and their associated characteristics in formal and non-formal education. An education programme is defined as a coherent set or sequence of educational activities or communication designed and organized to achieve pre-determined learning objectives or accomplish a specific set of educational tasks over a sustained period of time.
Concept Being Classified:
education
Statistical Units:
Establishments (eg schools and other centres of learning), households, individuals.
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
7 items
Level 3
Sub-category
xx0-xx9
10 items
Remarks:
At the category level codes x3, x7 and x8 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:
To better reflect changes in education systems, especially at the tertiary level, since the previous revision in1997.
Major Changes:
The expansion of the lowest level of education to include education programmes designed for very young children (under the age of 3), the restructuring of the tertiary levels of education, and the introduction of a detailed coding scheme.
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