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DefinitionTotal enrolment in a specific level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the eligible official school-age population corresponding to the same level of education in...
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DefinitionStudent and his family (in the context of the education surveys).Source definitionUNESCO Institute for Statistics
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DefinitionPrivate institution that receives less than 50% of its core funding from government sources.Source definitionUNESCO Institute for Statistics
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DefinitionFormal education of individuals before their first entrance to the labour market, i.e. when they will normally be in full-time education. It thus targets individuals who are regarded as...
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DefinitionClassification system that provides a framework for the comprehensive statistical description of national educational systems and a methodology that translates national educational...
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DefinitionISCED level 0 programmes are usually school-based or otherwise institutionalised for a group of children (e.g. centre-based, community-based, home-based). ISCED level 0 excludes purely...
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DefinitionProgrammes at ISCED level 1, or primary education, are typically designed to provide students with fundamental skills in reading, writing and mathematics (i.e. literacy and numeracy) and...
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DefinitionProgrammes at ISCED level 2, or lower secondary education, are typically designed to build on the earning outcomes from ISCED level 1. Usually, the aim is to lay the foundation for lifelong...