| Official title | Tertiary education | Other education | Tertiary education |
| Plain-language summary | Use this class for tertiary education when the main activity includes Short-cycle studies, usually based on practical learning appropriate to the performance of a given profession and preparing students for entry into the labour market or other higher education programmes and First-cycle studies open to applicants with a secondary school leaving certificate and leading to a first-degree qualification. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity. | 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. | 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. |
| Official inclusions | - - This class includes the furnishing of tertiary academic, professional and vocational courses and the granting of degrees at short-cycle, bachelor’s or equivalent level, master’s or equivalent level, and doctoral level.
- - This class includes education in public and private universities provided at the level of:
- - short-cycle studies, usually based on practical learning appropriate to the performance of a given profession and preparing students for entry into the labour market or other higher education programmes
- - first-cycle studies open to applicants with a secondary school leaving certificate and leading to a first-degree qualification
- - second-cycle studies open to applicants holding at least a first-cycle qualification and leading to a second-cycle qualification
| - - 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).
| Not stated separately in available source data |
| Official exclusions | - - non-formal education and training, see 85.5
| - - 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.
| Not stated separately in available source data |
| Typical examples | - - Short-cycle studies, usually based on practical learning appropriate to the performance of a given profession and preparing students for entry into the labour market or other higher education programmes
- - First-cycle studies open to applicants with a secondary school leaving certificate and leading to a first-degree qualification
- - Second-cycle studies open to applicants holding at least a first-cycle qualification and leading to a second-cycle qualification
- - Comprehensive master’s degree courses open to applicants holding a secondary school leaving certificate and leading to a second-cycle qualification
| - - 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 class includes the furnishing of tertiary academic, professional and vocational courses and the granting of degrees at short-cycle, bachelor’s or equivalent level, master’s or equivalent level, and doctoral level.
- - This class includes education in public and private universities provided at the level of:
- - short-cycle studies, usually based on practical learning appropriate to the performance of a given profession and preparing students for entry into the labour market or other higher education programmes
- - first-cycle studies open to applicants with a secondary school leaving certificate and leading to a first-degree qualification
| - - 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 | - - non-formal education and training, see 85.5
| - - 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.
| - - 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
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| Usually not this code | - - 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 tertiary 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 other education
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| Related codes | - - 85.5 Other education
- - 85.4 Tertiary 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
| - - 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
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| Parent hierarchy | Q EDUCATION > 85 Education > 85.4 Tertiary education > 85.40 Tertiary education | Q EDUCATION > 85 Education > 85.5 Other education | Q EDUCATION > 85 Education > 85.4 Tertiary education |
| Rev. 2 mapping | - - 85.42 -> 85.40 (scope-aligned)
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