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The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) was designed by UNESCO in the early 1970’s to serve ‘as an instrument suitable for assembling, compiling and presenting statistics of education both within individual countries and internationally’.
UNESCO Office Santiago and Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Since education systems vary in structure and content across countries, the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) provides the framework for presenting data in a comparable and uniform manner. It facilitates the transformation of national education data into internationally agreed categories that
INTRODUCTION. The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)1 is a comprehensive framework that facilitates the transformation of national education data into internationally agreed categories that make cross-national comparisons possible.
educational institutions in a system designed as a continuous educational pathway. Formal education is institutionalised, intentional and planned through public organizations and recognised private bodies.
UNESCO and Education This brochure details the work of UNESCO’s Education Sector in putting into practice its core belief that education is a human right and a powerful tool in creating sustainable development. It reveals the scope and breadth of its work as the only United Nations agency with a mandate to cover all aspects of education.
Formal education is defined as institutionalized, deliberate, planned education through public organizations and recognised private bodies, and constitute the formal education system of a country. Non-formal education is institutionalised, intentional and planned by an education provider. The defining
