| Official title | Primary education | Pre-primary education | Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education | Tertiary education | Other education |
| Plain-language summary | Use this group for the broader activity area of primary education, including Primary education. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed. | Use this group for the broader activity area of pre-primary education, including Pre-primary education. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed. | Use this group for secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education when the main activity includes General secondary education and Vocational secondary education. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity. | Use this group for the broader activity area of tertiary education, including Tertiary education. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed. | Use this group for other education when the main activity includes Sports and recreation education and Cultural education. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity. |
| Official inclusions | Not stated separately in available source data | Not stated separately in available source data | - - This group includes the provision of general secondary and technical and vocational secondary education.
- - This group also includes the provision of education programmes within or outside the school system which are equivalent in content to programmes in secondary education but are intended for those considered too old to enter secondary schools. Examples of such programmes are adult literacy programmes, second chance or reintegration programmes.
| Not stated separately in available source data | - - This group includes education (including non-formal) which is neither part of initial education in the regular school system, nor equivalent in programme content and qualifications to those programmes. It includes training for any professional, hobby or self-development purposes for both children and adults, including non-formal continuing vocational education and training. Non-formal education is defined by ISCED-P 2011 as institutionalised, intentional and planned by an education provider, as an addition, alternative and/or complement to formal education within the process of an individual’s lifelong learning. It targets people of all ages but does not necessarily apply a continuous pathway/structure; it may be short in duration and/or low-intensity, and it is typically provided in the form of short courses, workshops or seminars.
- - This group includes the provision of athletic instruction to groups or individuals, foreign language instruction, instruction in the arts, drama or music, as well as other instruction or specialised training provided by camps and schools, not comparable to the education in groups 85.1 to 85.4.
- - This group also includes education activities run by self-employed / own account / individual / independent lecturers (tutors, academics, instructors).
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| Official exclusions | Not stated separately in available source data | Not stated separately in available source data | - - non-formal education and training, see 85.5
| Not stated separately in available source data | - - This group excludes formal educational activities as outlined in groups 85.1 to 85.4, in other words, pre-primary education, primary education, secondary education, post-secondary non-tertiary education or tertiary education.
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| Typical examples | | | - - General secondary education
- - Vocational secondary education
- - Post-secondary non-tertiary education
| | - - Sports and recreation education
- - Cultural education
- - Driving school activities
- - Other education n.e.c.
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| Common reasons to choose this code | | | - - This group includes the provision of general secondary and technical and vocational secondary education.
- - This group also includes the provision of education programmes within or outside the school system which are equivalent in content to programmes in secondary education but are intended for those considered too old to enter secondary schools. Examples of such programmes are adult literacy programmes, second chance or reintegration programmes.
| | - - This group includes education (including non-formal) which is neither part of initial education in the regular school system, nor equivalent in programme content and qualifications to those programmes. It includes training for any professional, hobby or self-development purposes for both children and adults, including non-formal continuing vocational education and training. Non-formal education is defined by ISCED-P 2011 as institutionalised, intentional and planned by an education provider, as an addition, alternative and/or complement to formal education within the process of an individual’s lifelong learning. It targets people of all ages but does not necessarily apply a continuous pathway/structure; it may be short in duration and/or low-intensity, and it is typically provided in the form of short courses, workshops or seminars.
- - This group includes the provision of athletic instruction to groups or individuals, foreign language instruction, instruction in the arts, drama or music, as well as other instruction or specialised training provided by camps and schools, not comparable to the education in groups 85.1 to 85.4.
- - This group also includes education activities run by self-employed / own account / individual / independent lecturers (tutors, academics, instructors).
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| Common reasons not to choose this code | - - Activities primarily classified as pre-primary education
- - Activities primarily classified as secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- - Activities primarily classified as tertiary education
- - Activities primarily classified as other education
| - - Activities primarily classified as primary education
- - Activities primarily classified as secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- - Activities primarily classified as tertiary education
- - Activities primarily classified as other education
| - - non-formal education and training, see 85.5
| - - Activities primarily classified as pre-primary education
- - Activities primarily classified as primary education
- - Activities primarily classified as secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- - Activities primarily classified as other education
| - - This group excludes formal educational activities as outlined in groups 85.1 to 85.4, in other words, pre-primary education, primary education, secondary education, post-secondary non-tertiary education or tertiary education.
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| Usually not this code | - - Activities primarily classified as pre-primary education
- - Activities primarily classified as secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- - Activities primarily classified as tertiary education
- - Activities primarily classified as other education
| - - Activities primarily classified as primary education
- - Activities primarily classified as secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- - Activities primarily classified as tertiary education
- - Activities primarily classified as other education
| - - Non-formal education and training
| - - Activities primarily classified as pre-primary education
- - Activities primarily classified as primary education
- - Activities primarily classified as secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- - Activities primarily classified as other education
| - - Activities primarily classified as pre-primary education
- - Activities primarily classified as primary education
- - Activities primarily classified as secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- - Activities primarily classified as tertiary education
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| Related codes | - - 85.1 Pre-primary education
- - 85.3 Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- - 85.4 Tertiary education
- - 85.5 Other education
- - 85.20 Primary education
- - 85 Education
| - - 85.2 Primary education
- - 85.3 Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- - 85.4 Tertiary education
- - 85.5 Other education
- - 85.10 Pre-primary education
- - 85 Education
| - - 85.5 Other education
- - 85.1 Pre-primary education
- - 85.2 Primary education
- - 85.4 Tertiary education
- - 85.31 General secondary education
- - 85.32 Vocational secondary education
- - 85.33 Post-secondary non-tertiary education
- - 85 Education
| - - 85.1 Pre-primary education
- - 85.2 Primary education
- - 85.3 Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- - 85.5 Other education
- - 85.40 Tertiary education
- - 85 Education
| - - 85.1 Pre-primary education
- - 85.4 Tertiary education
- - 85.2 Primary education
- - 85.3 Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
- - 85.51 Sports and recreation education
- - 85.52 Cultural education
- - 85.53 Driving school activities
- - 85.59 Other education n.e.c.
- - 85 Education
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| Parent hierarchy | Q EDUCATION > 85 Education > 85.2 Primary education | Q EDUCATION > 85 Education > 85.1 Pre-primary education | Q EDUCATION > 85 Education > 85.3 Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education | Q EDUCATION > 85 Education > 85.4 Tertiary education | Q EDUCATION > 85 Education > 85.5 Other education |
| Rev. 2 mapping | | - - 85.1 -> 85.1 (exact)
- - 88.9 -> 85.1 (scope-aligned)
| - - 85.3 -> 85.3 (exact)
- - 85.4 -> 85.3 (scope-aligned)
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