Education Level

https://publicschema.org/vocab/education-level

normative

The highest level of education completed by a person, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 2011).

CSV JSON-LD

Standard reference

ISCED 2011 (https://isced.uis.unesco.org/en/isced-2011/)

International Standard Classification of Education. Levels 0-8.

Values

Code Label Standard code Definition
none No formal education No formal education completed. Below ISCED level 0.
early_childhood Early childhood education 0 ISCED level 0: programmes for children below the age of entry into primary education.
primary Primary education 1 ISCED level 1: first stage of basic education, typically starting at age 5-7.
lower_secondary Lower secondary education 2 ISCED level 2: second stage of basic education, building on primary.
upper_secondary Upper secondary education 3 ISCED level 3: final stage of secondary education, preparing for tertiary or employment.
post_secondary_non_tertiary Post-secondary non-tertiary education 4 ISCED level 4: programmes between upper secondary and tertiary that are not typically considered higher education.
short_cycle_tertiary Short-cycle tertiary education 5 ISCED level 5: short practical or vocational programmes at the tertiary level.
bachelor Bachelor's or equivalent 6 ISCED level 6: first degree or equivalent, typically 3-4 years.
master Master's or equivalent 7 ISCED level 7: second degree or equivalent, typically 1-2 years after bachelor's.
doctoral Doctoral or equivalent 8 ISCED level 8: highest level of education, involving original research.

Same standard

The following systems use the same underlying standard (ISCED 2011) for this vocabulary, so values are directly compatible without mapping:

System mappings

OpenSPP

System vocabulary: Education Level (ISCED 2011)

System code System label education-level value
0 Early childhood education early_childhood
1 Primary education primary
2 Lower secondary education lower_secondary
3 Upper secondary education upper_secondary
4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education post_secondary_non_tertiary
5 Short-cycle tertiary education short_cycle_tertiary
6 Bachelor's or equivalent level bachelor
7 Master's or equivalent level master
8 Doctoral or equivalent level doctoral
9 Not elsewhere classified no equivalent

openIMIS

System vocabulary: Education

System code System label education-level value
1 Nursery early_childhood
2 Primary School primary
3 Secondary School upper_secondary
4 University bachelor
5 Postgraduate master
6 PHD doctoral
7 Other no equivalent

Not covered by openIMIS: lower_secondary, post_secondary_non_tertiary, short_cycle_tertiary

DCI

System vocabulary: EducationCodeEnum

System code System label education-level value
0 Early childhood education early_childhood
1 Primary education primary
2 Lower secondary education lower_secondary
3 Upper secondary education upper_secondary
4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education post_secondary_non_tertiary
5 Short-cycle tertiary education short_cycle_tertiary
6 Bachelor's or equivalent bachelor
7 Master's or equivalent master
8 Doctorate or equivalent doctoral

dhs

System vocabulary: hv106 - Highest educational level

System code System label education-level value
0 No education none
1 Primary primary
2 Secondary upper_secondary
3 Higher bachelor
8 Don't know no equivalent
9 Missing no equivalent

Not covered by dhs: lower_secondary, post_secondary_non_tertiary, short_cycle_tertiary, master, doctoral, early_childhood

mics

System vocabulary: melevel - Education level of mother/caretaker

System code System label education-level value
0 None or ECE none
1 Primary primary
2 Lower secondary lower_secondary
3 Upper secondary upper_secondary
4 Higher bachelor
9 Missing/DK no equivalent

Not covered by mics: early_childhood, post_secondary_non_tertiary, short_cycle_tertiary, master, doctoral

Referenced by this vocabulary

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