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Superseded [The current version is ISCED-P 2011 ]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:
http://www.uis.unesco.org/Library/Documents/isced97-en.pdf
• 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
http://www.uis.unesco.org/Library/Documents/isced97-fr.pdf
Español
Clasificación Internacional Normalizada de la Educación 1997 (CINE 1997)
ISBN:
92-9189-037-5
http://www.uis.unesco.org/Library/Documents/isced97-es.pdf
العربية
التصنيف الدولي المقنن للتعليم ١٩٩٧ (إسكد١٩٩٧)
ISBN:
92-9189-042-1
http://www.uis.unesco.org/Library/Documents/isced97-ar.pdf
Pусский
Международная Стандартная Классификация Образования 1997 (МСКО 1997)
ISBN:
92-9189-043-X
http://www.uis.unesco.org/Library/Documents/isced97-rus.pdf
中文
国际教育标准分类法 (ISCED 1997)
http://www.uis.unesco.org/Library/Documents/isced97-chi.pdf
• Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above

Purpose of the Classification

• Statistical Domains (in CSA 2.0):
104 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:
ISCED-P 2011
http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Documents/isced-2011-en.pdf
• Training Materials and Other Documents:
ISCED 2011 Operational Manual, ISCED 2011 FAQ
• Training Website:
#http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Documents/isced-2011-operational-manual.pdf#

Contact Information

• Agency / Office:
N/A
• Unit:
Division of Statistics
• Contact Name:
Simon Ellis
• Email:
s.ellis@unesco.org
• 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

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