Classification Detail


International Standard Classification of Education 1997 (ISCED 1997)


Basic Bibliographic Information

Status:
Superseded [The current version is ISCED-P 2011 ]
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
N/A
ISBN:
92-9189-035-9
Website:
Custodian:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Available Formats:
PDF
Year Adopted:
1997
Year Published:
1997
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский, 中文 Details...
Français
Classification Internationale Type de l’Education 1997 (CITE 1997)
ISBN:
92-9189-036-7
Español
Clasificación Internacional Normalizada de la Educación 1997 (CINE 1997)
ISBN:
92-9189-037-5
العربية
التصنيف الدولي المقنن للتعليم ١٩٩٧ (إسكد١٩٩٧)
ISBN:
92-9189-042-1
Pусский
Международная Стандартная Классификация Образования 1997 (МСКО 1997)
ISBN:
92-9189-043-X
中文
国际教育标准分类法 (ISCED 1997)
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above

Purpose of the Classification

Statistical Domains:
1.3 Education
Purpose:
Designed to serve as an instrument suitable for assembling, compiling and presenting comparable indicators and statistics of education both within individual countries and internationally.
Main Applications:
N/A
Main Users:
N/A

Methodology

Scope:
N/A
Concept Being Classified:
education
Statistical Units:
Educational programme
Main Principles:
N/A

Classification Structure

Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Level of education
-
X items
Level 2
Fields of education or destination
-
X items

Revision Information

Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
UNESCO General Conference
Coordinating Entity:

Supporting Documents

Coding Index Available:
No
Correspondence with Previous Versions:
Version:
Correspondence Table:
Training Materials and Other Documents:
ISCED 2011 Operational Manual, ISCED 2011 FAQ
Training Website:

Contact Information

Agency / Office:
N/A
Unit:
Division of Statistics
Contact Name:
Simon Ellis
Email:
Telephone:
+33 1 45 68 24 40
Fax:
+33 1 45 68 55 20
Address:
Division des statistiques UNESCO 5 place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP