LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2181 of 16 December 2019 specifying technical characteristics as regards items common to several datasets pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
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| 20.12.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 330/16 |
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 1, and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
- (1) Certain statistical items are common to several datasets across all seven domains set out in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700. In the interest of comparability and to ensure their uniform interpretation and application throughout the Union, it is necessary to specify the technical characteristics listed in Article 7(2) of that Regulation and they should apply to all domains.
- (2) Statistics are needed at both national and regional level. Member States should transmit statistics to the Commission broken down by territorial units. To establish comparable regional statistics, data on territorial units should therefore be provided in accordance with the NUTS classification.
- (3) Statistics on education, occupation and economic sectors should be comparable internationally, and therefore the Member States and the Union institutions should use statistical classifications that are compatible with the ISCED 2, ISCO 3 and NACE 4 classifications.
- (4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation lays down the technical characteristics of the statistical populations and observation units, as well as descriptions of variables and of the statistical classifications, for items common to several data sets covered by Regulation (EU) 2019/1700.
Article 2
Definitions used for specifying the technical characteristics of the datasets
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
- (1) ‘dwelling’ or ‘housing unit’ means a building, part thereof, other premises or living quarters used for human habitation and includes ‘conventional dwellings’ and ‘other housing units’ as defined in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2009 5;
- (2) ‘one-person private household’ means a private household where a person usually resides alone in a separate housing unit or occupies, as a lodger, a separate room or rooms of a housing unit but does not join with any of the other occupants of the housing unit to form a multi-person household;
- (3) ‘multi-person private household’ means a private household where a group of two or more persons usually reside together in a housing unit or part of a housing unit and share income or household expenses with the other household members;
- (4) ‘household member’ means the usual resident of a private household;
- (5) ‘family home’ means a housing unit occupied by the members of a multi-person household, as well as by a person who spends some time elsewhere but retains close ties with the members of the multi-person private household, especially through family relationships or regular stays;
- (6) ‘sharing household income’ means contributing to the private household income or benefitting from the private household income, or both;
- (7) ‘household expenses’ means expenses incurred by private household members in relation to providing themselves with the essentials of living. They include house-related expenses (namely rent, house or apartment charges and housing insurance) as well as other expenses related to daily life, encompassing needs such as food, clothes, sanitary products, furniture, equipment and utensils, commuting and other transport, medical care and insurance, education and training, leisure and sports activities and holidays;
- (8) ‘institution’ means a legal body or establishment providing a group of people with long-term housing and the amenities and services needed for daily life. The majority of institutions fall under the following categories:
- — hospitals, hospices, convalescent homes, establishments for people with disabilities, psychiatric institutions, old people’s homes and nursing homes;
- — assisted living facilities and social welfare institutions, including those for the homeless, asylum seekers or refugees;
- — military camps and barracks;
- — correctional and penal institutions, retention and remand centres, prisons;
- — religious institutions;
- — tertiary student dormitories (depending on specific arrangements).
Article 3
Technical characteristics of the statistical populations and of the observation units
1.
The observation units shall be private households or private household members.
2.
Where a person regularly lives in more than one dwelling, the dwelling where that person spends the greater part of the year shall be taken to be his or her place of usual residence, regardless of whether it is located elsewhere within the country or abroad.
3.
In applying the statistical concept of usual residence the particular cases shall be treated as provided for in Article 4.
4.
Persons living as usual residents in hotels shall, in principle, be excluded from the private household population. However, they may be considered as belonging to that population if that is how their situation is defined in their country of residence, in which case it shall be clearly described in the quality report referred to in Regulation (EU) 2019/1700.
5.
Private households may exclude persons whose need for shelter and subsistence is met by an institution and who, on the reference date (as defined for a specific data collection), have spent, or are likely to spend, 12 months or more living there.
6.
Persons performing compulsory military service (conscripts) are included in the private household population if their service lasts less than 12 months or if they spend significant amounts of time in the family home and are dependent on their parents, legal guardians, or other family members while performing compulsory military service. By derogation, for the purposes of data collection in the labour force domain, all conscripts shall be excluded from the private household population.
7.
All people who are usually resident, irrespective of whether or not they are related to other members of the private household, shall be considered to be members of a multi-person private household if they share household income or household expenses with other household members. Flatmates or housemates occupying a housing unit on a house-sharing basis and sharing only house-related expenses, but not sharing household income, shall not be considered a part of a multi-person private household occupying this housing unit, even if they share some other subsidiary household expenses.
8.
Where it is not feasible to establish whether the criteria for one-person or multi-person private households are met, the interviewee’s views on his or her situation vis-à-vis the other persons residing in the dwelling shall be taken into consideration.
9.
Where multiple private households exist within a single dwelling, Member States shall aim to record data for all the households within a given dwelling.
10.
Member States shall make every effort to avoid recording the same persons twice.
Article 4
Particular cases in application of the concept of usual residence
1.
Person who works away from the family home during the week and who usually returns to the family home at the weekends, shall consider the family home to be his or her place of usual residence, regardless of whether his or her place of work is elsewhere in the country or abroad.
2.
Primary and secondary school pupils who are away from the family home during the school term shall consider their family home to be their place of usual residence regardless of whether they are pursuing their education elsewhere in the country or abroad.
3.
In case of a dependent child alternating between two places of residence, the place where the child spends most of his or her time shall be considered as his or her usual residence.
Where the child spends an equal amount of time with both legal guardians or parents, the place of usual residence of that child shall be the place of residence of the legal guardian or the parent who receives the child benefits, or, the place of residence of the legal guardian or the parent who contributes more towards the child-related costs.
In case none of the above applies, the place where the child is found at the reference date (as defined for a specific data collection) shall be considered as his or her usual residence.
In case of longitudinal data collections, the children alternating between two places of residence shall be considered at the same place of residence over different data collection waves, unless there was a change in life situation.
4.
For data collections organised in the income and living conditions and the consumption domains the following additional specific rules shall apply:
- (a) persons who live outside their family home for an extended period of time for the purpose of work, regardless of whether elsewhere in the country or abroad, shall consider their family home to be their place of usual residence in case they significantly contribute to the household income and are not usual residents of another private household;
- (b) tertiary students who are away from family home while at college or university, regardless of whether elsewhere in the country or abroad, shall consider their family home to be their place of usual residence in case they benefit from the household income and are not usual residents of another private household.
In duly justified cases, Member States may decide not to apply the rules set out in this paragraph. In those cases, Member States shall describe in their quality reports the criteria applied and shall ensure the appropriate reporting of data on the inter-household transfers, including payments on behalf of the student.
The rules set out in this paragraph may also apply for the other domains in which case their application shall be described in the quality reports.
Article 5
Description of variables and statistical classifications
Annex to this Regulation sets out descriptions and classifications for the variables common to several data sets.
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
2
International Standard Classification of Education 2011, http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/international-standard-classification-of-education-isced-2011-en.pdf (available in English and French).
3
International Standard Classification of Occupations, version 2008, http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/1978984/6037342/ISCO-08.pdf (English version, also available in French and German).
4
Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
5
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2009 of 30 November 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on population and housing censuses as regards the technical specifications of the topics and of their breakdowns (OJ L 329, 15.12.2009, p. 29).
ANNEX
The descriptions and classifications for the variables common to several data sets under Regulation (EU) 2019/1700
| Variable name | Variable description | Variable categories (classifications) for data transmission to the Commission (Eurostat) | Variable categories (classifications) for data transmission to the Commission (Eurostat) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Sex is the combination of biological and physiological characteristics that define a person to be either male or female. In cases where the biological sex of a person is not known, the information may be replaced by either the information from administrative data or the self-declared sex (survey data). | — Male — Female | — Male — Female |
| Age in completed years | Age in completed years is the age of the person at his or her last birthday before the reference date of the data collection or interview, namely the interval of time between the date of birth and the reference date, expressed in completed years. The following information is to be provided under this variable: — Year of birth — Passing or not of the birthday at the reference date — Reference date The reference date is specific to each data collection (domain) as specified in the corresponding implementing legislation. However, in case of countries using an integrated system of household surveys with fixed reference week, the reference date is the last day of the reference week. | — Year of birth (4 digits) — Passing of birthday at the reference date (yes or no) — Reference date (DD/MM/YYYY) | — Year of birth (4 digits) — Passing of birthday at the reference date (yes or no) — Reference date (DD/MM/YYYY) |
| Partners living in the same household | Partners living in the same private household are persons living with another person considered as a partner on the basis of their actual living arrangements within the private household, regardless of whether the relationship with the partner is legally registered (e.g. marriage or civil union) or a de facto relationship. A ‘partner’ can be defined according to the legal (husband or wife or civil partner) or de facto (partner or cohabitee) relationship status. | — Person living with a legal or de facto partner — Person not living with a legal or de facto partner — Not stated6 — Not applicable7 | — Person living with a legal or de facto partner — Person not living with a legal or de facto partner — Not stated6 — Not applicable7 |
| Household type | Household type is defined by a private household composition, where: — A ‘lone parent’ is a parent not living with a (legal or de facto) partner in the same private household who has most of the day-to-day responsibilities in raising the child or children. — The term ‘child’ or ‘children’ refers to the presence of son or sons or daughter or daughters in the household, either natural or adopted son or daughter, or stepson or stepdaughter. ‘Natural or adopted son or daughter or stepson or stepdaughter’ refers to a natural (biological), adopted or step member of the family, regardless of age or partnership or relationship status, who has usual residence in the private household of at least one of the parents. ‘Adoption’ means taking and treating a biological child of other parents as one’s own in so far as provided by the laws of the country where by means of a judicial process the adopted child — whether related or not to the adopter — acquires the rights and status of a biological child born to the adopting parents. ‘Stepson or stepdaughter’ refers to a situation in which a step-parent treats the child of his or her partner as one’s own in so far as provided by the laws of the country, without adopting it; foster children and children-in-law are not covered by this category. — A ‘couple’ is defined as a pair of individuals considered as partners in terms of their actual living arrangements within the household, regardless of whether the relationship with the partner is legally registered (e.g. marriage or civil union) or a de facto relationship (cohabiting partners). — Other type of households are those which do not fall in any of the above categories | — One-person household — Lone parent with at least one child aged less than 25 — Lone parent with all children aged 25 or more — Couple without any child or children — Couple with at least one child aged less than 25 — Couple with all children aged 25 or more — Other type of household — Not stated6 | — One-person household — Lone parent with at least one child aged less than 25 — Lone parent with all children aged 25 or more — Couple without any child or children — Couple with at least one child aged less than 25 — Couple with all children aged 25 or more — Other type of household — Not stated6 |
| Main activity status (self-defined) | The self-defined main activity status is a person’s own perception of the current most important activity describing how he or she mainly perceives him or herself. While more than one activity status can apply to a person, only the most important one according to the person’s own perception and referring to the current situation is considered. The category ‘compulsory military or civilian service’ may not apply in some countries, in which case it shall be dropped. | — Employed — Unemployed — Retired — Unable to work due to long-standing health problems — Student, pupil — Fulfilling domestic tasks — Compulsory military or civilian service (if applicable) — Other — Not stated6 — Not applicable7 | — Employed — Unemployed — Retired — Unable to work due to long-standing health problems — Student, pupil — Fulfilling domestic tasks — Compulsory military or civilian service (if applicable) — Other — Not stated6 — Not applicable7 |
| Full- or part-time main job (self-defined) | The variable describes the usual time-involvement in the main job of a person in employment, based on the person’s own perception (i.e. self-defined) of the usual hours worked in the main job. The variable differentiates between full- or part-time jobs. The term job is used in reference to employment. A person who works in a part-time job normally works fewer hours than a comparable full-time worker. The distinction refers to the hours a person works usually in the main job over a longer reference period and it is self-defined, i.e. the person is to decide if his or her main job in the context of his or her profession or enterprise is part- or full-time. | — Full-time job — Part-time job — Not stated6 — Not applicable7 | — Full-time job — Part-time job — Not stated6 — Not applicable7 |
| Status in employment in main job | The variable is based on the International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE) and refers to the main job of a person in employment, as follows: — Self-employed persons with employees — persons who work in their own business, professional practice or farm for the purpose of earning a profit derived from the goods or services produced, and who employ at least one other person. — Self-employed persons without employees — persons who work in their own business, professional practice or farm for the purpose of earning a profit derived from the goods or services produced, and who do not employ any other person. — Employees — persons who work for a public or private employer based on a written or oral contract and who receive a payment in cash or in kind. — Family workers (unpaid) - persons who help another member of the family to run a farm or other family business, provided they are not considered as employees in a sense that they may not receive payment for their work. | — Self-employed person with employees — Self-employed person without employees — Employee — Family worker (unpaid) — Not stated6 — Not applicable7 | — Self-employed person with employees — Self-employed person without employees — Employee — Family worker (unpaid) — Not stated6 — Not applicable7 |
| Economic activity of the local unit for main job | The variable determines the economic sector or activity of the local unit (enterprise) in which the main job — of a person in employment — is located, according to the categories set up by the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities (NACE8 Rev. 2). | The level of detail needed (1,2 or 3 digit level) is context-specific for each micro-data collection: — NACE Rev. 2 — Not stated6 — Not applicable7 | The level of detail needed (1,2 or 3 digit level) is context-specific for each micro-data collection: — NACE Rev. 2 — Not stated6 — Not applicable7 |
| Occupation in main job | The variable determines the occupation in the main job of a person in employment, classified according to the categories set out by the International Standard Classification of Occupations, version 2008 (ISCO-08)9. | The level of detail needed (2 or 4 digit level) is context-specific for each micro-data collection: — ISCO-08 — Not stated6 — Not applicable7 | The level of detail needed (2 or 4 digit level) is context-specific for each micro-data collection: — ISCO-08 — Not stated6 — Not applicable7 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | The level of detail of the information is context-specific for each data collection (domain). For each category ISCED-A codes are indicated where there is a one-to-one relationship between the categories and codes. Additional categories are specified for situations of incomplete information on access to tertiary education or orientation into account: | The level of detail of the information is context-specific for each data collection (domain). For each category ISCED-A codes are indicated where there is a one-to-one relationship between the categories and codes. Additional categories are specified for situations of incomplete information on access to tertiary education or orientation into account: |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | No formal education or below ISCED 1 | 0 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 1 Primary education | 1 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 2 Lower secondary education | 2 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education | 3 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education – general | 34 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) – partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education | 342 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) – level completion, without direct access to tertiary education | 343 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) – level completion, with direct access to tertiary education | 344 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) – without possible distinction of access to tertiary education | - |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education – vocational | 35 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) – partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education | 352 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) – level completion, without direct access to tertiary education | 353 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) – level completion, with direct access to tertiary education | 354 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) – without possible distinction of access to tertiary education | - |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education – orientation unknown | - |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) – partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education | - |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) – level completion, without direct access to tertiary education | - |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) – level completion, with direct access to tertiary education | - |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) – without possible distinction of access to tertiary education | - |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education | 4 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education – general | 44 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education – vocational | 45 |
| Educational attainment level | The educational attainment level of an individual is the highest ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education 201110) level successfully completed. The successful completion of an education programme is validated by a qualification officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities or recognised as equivalent to another qualification of formal education. In countries where education programmes, in particular those belonging to ISCED levels 1 and 2, do not lead to a qualification, the criterion of full attendance of the programme and normally gaining access to a higher level of education may be used instead. When determining the highest level, both general and vocational education should be taken into consideration. The concept of a ‘successful completion of an education programme’ typically corresponds to the situation in which a pupil or student attends courses or classes and obtains the final credential associated with a formal education programme. In this respect, educational attainment level corresponds to the highest level successfully completed in the ISCED ladder. The educational attainment level is defined according to the ISCED. The category ‘not applicable’ is to be used to count statistical units which are part of the population of the data source but for which it systematically does not report any information on the variable (e.g. persons below a certain age). | ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education – orientation unknown | - |
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