What is the Isced code?

The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) is the official framework used to facilitate international comparisons of education systems. It was developed in 1976 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and was revised in 1997 and 2011.

What is Isced Level 3A?

General secondary (ISCED 3A): 2–4-year programmes in general secondary schools (gymnasia, lyceum) designed mainly to lead pupils to a deeper understanding of a subject, preparing pupils (not necessarily) for further education at the same level (ISCED 3B) or higher level (ISCED 5A).

How do you categorize education level?

Category system

  1. Doctoral or professional degree.
  2. Master’s degree.
  3. Bachelor’s degree.
  4. Associate’s degree.
  5. Postsecondary nondegree award.
  6. Some college, no degree.
  7. High school diploma or equivalent.
  8. No formal educational credential.

What Isced level is a level?

ISCED 3
– In the UK, GCSE levels are included under ISCED 3 since 1998, which hampers the comparability with 1992-1997 series. – In Lithuania, the comparability of the levels ‘Medium’ and ‘High’ with other countries can be made difficult since technicum programs are included under ISCED 5 until 2000 (in ISCED 4 from 2001).

What Isced level is GCSE?

– In the UK, GCSE levels are included under ISCED 3 since 1998, which hampers the comparability with 1992-1997 series.

How many levels are in Isced?

nine education levels
Compared to ISCED 1997 which had seven levels of education, ISCED 2011 has nine education levels, from level 0 to level 8 (tertiary education is more detailed): ISCED 0: Early childhood education (‘less than primary’ for educational attainment) ISCED 1: Primary education. ISCED 2: Lower secondary education.

What is field of education Isced?

The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) is a framework for assembling, compiling and analysing cross-nationally comparable statistics on education.