ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education)
UNESCO's framework for classifying education levels from 0 (early childhood) to 8 (doctoral), used to compare systems internationally.
- Stands for
- International Standard Classification of Education
- Used in
- International
- Topic
- Qualifications
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Related terms
- EQF (European Qualifications Framework) International
- An eight-level European reference framework used to compare qualifications between countries.
- UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) International
- The UN agency for education, science and culture, which leads on the global education goal SDG 4.
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