School Type
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The management and funding classification of a school, distinguishing public schools managed by government authorities from private, faith-based, and community-managed institutions. Based on UNESCO UIS categories for private/public school classification in the ISCED framework.
Standard reference
UNESCO UIS ISCED 2011 — Operational Manual (Chapter 4, Management and Funding) (https://uis.unesco.org/en/topic/international-standard-classification-education-isced)
UNESCO UIS distinguishes government-managed, government-aided private, independent private, and international institutions in the ISCED operational manual. This vocabulary maps to those categories at the school level. The 'faith-based' and 'community' codes are commonly used in humanitarian and development contexts (e.g. Education Cluster 4W reporting) and correspond broadly to the UIS independent private / non-government categories.
Values
| Code | Label | Standard code | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
public | Public school | School managed and primarily funded by a government authority (national, regional, or local). Follows public education curricula and standards. | |
private | Private school | School managed by a non-government body (individual owner, company, or non-profit foundation), operating independently of direct government management. May receive partial government funding. | |
faith_based | Faith-based school | School established and operated by a religious organization (church, mosque, temple, or similar body), which may also deliver religious instruction as part of its curriculum. | |
community | Community school | School established and managed by a local community or parent group, typically in areas where government or private provision is absent or insufficient. Common in humanitarian and fragile-state contexts. | |
other | Other | A school management type not covered by the other categories, such as international schools or joint government-private partnership schools. |
Referenced by this vocabulary
- ISCED 2011 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2011