Commission Regulation (EU) No 317/2013 of 8 April 2013 amending the Annexes to Regulations (EC) No 1983/2003, (EC) No 1738/2005, (EC) No 698/2006, (EC) No 377/2008 and (EU) No 823/2010 as regards the International Standard Classification of Education Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 317/2013of 8 April 2013amending the Annexes to Regulations (EC) No 1983/2003, (EC) No 1738/2005, (EC) No 698/2006, (EC) No 377/2008 and (EU) No 823/2010 as regards the International Standard Classification of Education(Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC)OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 1., and in particular Article 15 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 of 9 March 1999 concerning structural statistics on earnings and on labour costsOJ L 63, 12.3.1999, p. 10., and in particular Article 11 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the CommunityOJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3., and in particular Article 4 thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learningOJ L 145, 4.6.2008, p. 227., and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)The introduction of an updated classification system is central to the Commission’s ongoing efforts to maintain the relevance of European statistics, by taking into account developments and changes in the area of education.(2)The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has revised the version of the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) used hitherto (ISCED 1997) with the aim of ensuring that it is consistent with developments in the policies and structures of education and training.(3)The international comparability of educational statistics requires that the Member States and the Union institutions use classifications of education which are compatible with the revised International Standard Classification of Education ISCED 2011 (hereinafter referred to as "ISCED 2011"), as adopted by the Unesco Member States at their 36th General Conference in November 2011.(4)The establishment of a revised International Standard Classification of Education makes it necessary to amend various references to ISCED, ISCED 97 and ISCED 1997 as well as to amend a number of relevant instruments.(5)It is therefore necessary to amend accordingly the following Regulations: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003 of 7 November 2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target primary variablesOJ L 298, 17.11.2003, p. 34.; Commission Regulation (EC) No 1738/2005 of 21 October 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1916/2000 as regards the definition and transmission of information on the structure of earningsOJ L 279, 22.10.2005, p. 32.; Commission Regulation (EC) No 698/2006 of 5 May 2006 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 as regards quality evaluation of structural statistics on labour costs and earningsOJ L 121, 6.5.2006, p. 30.; Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 of 25 April 2008 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community as regards the codification to be used for data transmission from 2009 onwards, the use of a subsample for the collection of data on structural variables and the definition of the reference quartersOJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 57.; Commission Regulation (EU) No 823/2010 of 17 September 2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning, as regards statistics on the participation of adults in lifelong learningOJ L 246, 18.9.2010, p. 33..(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003Footnote No 19 in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003 is replaced by the following:"ISCED 2011: International standard classification of education 2011.".
Article 2Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1738/2005Regulation (EC) No 1738/2005 is amended as follows:(1)"ISCED 97"is replaced by "ISCED 2011" throughout the Annexes;(2)variable 2.5 of Annex I is replaced by the following:"Educational attainment level (ISCED 2011)";(3)variable 2.5 of Annex II is replaced by the following:"Educational attainment level (ISCED 2011)This variable concerns the highest level of education successfully completed, which the employee has received according to the International Standard Classification of Education, 2011 version (ISCED 2011). The expression "level successfully completed" must be associated with obtaining a certificate or a diploma, when there is certification. In cases where there is no certification, successful completion must be associated with full attendance.Groups of codes to be used are defined in the Implementing Arrangements of the SES survey.".
Article 3Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 698/2006Regulation (EC) No 698/2006 is amended as follows:In Section 2.1(2) of the Annex, the reference to "level of education (ISCED 0 to 6)" is replaced by "Educational attainment level (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 8)".
Article 4Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 377/2008Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 is amended as follows:Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 5Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 823/2010Regulation (EU) No 823/2010 is amended as follows:Annexes I and II are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 6This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply as from the reference year starting on 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 8 April 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BarrosoANNEX IAmendment to Regulation (EC) No 377/2008(1)In Annex III the instructions for the codification of the variables "HATLEVEL", "HATFIELD", and "HATYEAR" shall be replaced by the following:
Highest level of education successfully completed as defined by ISCED 2011, coding based on ISCED mappings to be delivered to Eurostat.Or subdivisions of the classification of fields of education and training."
NameColumnPeriodicityCodeDescriptionFilter/Remarks
"HATLEVEL197/199QUARTERLYEducational attainment levelEverybody aged 15 years or more
000No formal education or below ISCED 1
100ISCED 1
200ISCED 2 (incl. ISCED 3 programmes of duration less than 2 years)
302ISCED 3 programme duration of 2 years and more, sequential (i.e. access to next ISCED 3 programme only)
303ISCED 3 programme duration of 2 years and more, terminal or access to ISCED 4 only
304ISCED 3 with access to ISCED 5, 6 or 7
300ISCED 3 programme of duration of 2 years and more, without possible distinction of access to other ISCED levels
400ISCED 4
500ISCED 5
600ISCED 6
700ISCED 7
800ISCED 8
999Not applicable (child less than 15 years)
blankNo answer
HATYEAR200/203YEARLYYear when this level was successfully completedHATLEVEL = 100-800
The four digits of year when highest level of education was successfully completed are entered
9999Not applicable (HATLEVEL ≠ 100 to 800)
blankNo answer
HATVOC204QUARTERLYOrientation of this levelHATLEVEL = 300 to 400 and
1General(15 ≤ AGE ≤ 34 or
2Vocational(AGE > 34 and REFYEAR – HATYEAR ≤ 15))
9Not applicable (HATLEVEL ≠ 300 to 400 or (AGE > 34 and REFYEAR – HATYEAR > 15))
blankNo answer
HATFIELD205/208YEARLYField of this levelHATLEVEL = 300 to 800 and
0000-9998Level 1 of the classification of fields of education and training(15 ≤ AGE ≤ 34 or
9999Not applicable (HATLEVEL ≠ 300 to 800 or (AGE > 34 and REFYEAR – HATYEAR > 15))(AGE > 34 and REFYEAR – HATYEAR ≤ 15))
blankNo answer
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Highest level of education successfully completed as defined by ISCED 2011, coding based on ISCED mappings to be delivered to Eurostat.Or subdivisions of the classification of fields of education and training."(2)In Annex III the variable "EDUCFILD" and the instructions for the codification of the variable "EDUCLEVL" shall be replaced by the following:
Coding based on ISCED mappings to be delivered to Eurostat."
NameColumnPeriodicityCodeDescriptionFilter/Remarks
"EDUCLEVL209QUARTERLYLevel of this educationEDUCSTAT = 1 or 3
1ISCED 1
2ISCED 2
3ISCED 3
4ISCED 4
5ISCED 5
6ISCED 6
7ISCED 7
8ISCED 8
9Not applicable (EDUCSTAT ≠ 1 or 3)
blankNo answer
EDUCVOC210QUARTERLYOrientation of this educationEDUCLEVL = 3 to 4
1General
2Vocational
9Not applicable (EDUCLEVL ≠ 3 to 4)
blankNo answer
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Coding based on ISCED mappings to be delivered to Eurostat."ANNEX IIAmendment to Regulation (EU) No 823/2010(1)In Annex I the instructions for the codification of the variables "HATLEVEL", "HATFIELD", "HATYEAR", "HATVOC", "HATOTHER", "HATOTHER_LEVEL", "HATOTHER_VOC", "HATOTHER_FIELD", "HATCOMP" and "HATCOMPHIGH" shall be replaced by the following:
Variable name and statusCodeDescriptionFilter
"HATLEVELEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVEL(Highest level of education successfully completed as defined by ISCED 2011, coding based on ISCED mappings to be delivered to Eurostat)Everybody
000No formal education or below ISCED 1
100ISCED 1
200ISCED 2 (incl. ISCED 3 programmes of duration less than 2 years)
302ISCED 3 programme duration of 2 years and more, sequential (i.e. access to next ISCED 3 programme only)
303ISCED 3 programme duration of 2 years and more, terminal or access to ISCED 4 only
304ISCED 3 with access to ISCED 5, 6 or 7
300ISCED 3 programme of duration of 2 years and more, without possible distinction of access to other ISCED levels
400ISCED 4
500ISCED 5
600ISCED 6
700ISCED 7
800ISCED 8
– 1No answer
HATFIELDFIELD OF THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETEDHATLEVEL = 300 to 800
0000-9998Level 1 of the classification of fields of education and training (1)(1) or subdivisions of the classification of fields of education and training, details provided in the Adult Education Survey Manual referred to in Article 6
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (HATLEVEL ≠ 300 to 800)
HATYEARYEAR WHEN HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETEDHATLEVEL ≠ 000, – 1
four digitsThe four digits of the year when highest level of education or training was successfully completed are entered
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (HATLEVEL = 000, – 1)
HATVOCORIENTATION OF THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETEDHATLEVEL = 300 to 400 and (REFYEAR – HATYEAR) ≤ 20
1General education
2Vocational education
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (HATLEVEL ≠ 300 to 400 or (REFYEAR – HATYEAR) > 20
HATOTHER(optional)OTHER FORMAL EDUCATION OR TRAINING SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED IN ANOTHER FIELD THAN "HATLEVEL"HATLEVEL = 300 to 800 and (REFYEAR – HATYEAR) ≤ 20
1Yes
2No
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (HATLEVEL ≠ 300 to 800 or (REFYEAR – HATYEAR) > 20
HATOTHER_LEVEL(optional)Level of the formal education programmeHATOTHER = 1
300-800Coded as HATLEVEL
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (HATOTHER ≠ 1)
HATOTHER_VOC(optional)Orientation of the formal education programmeHATOTHER = 1 and HATOTHER_LEVEL = 300 to 400
1-2Coded as HATVOC
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (HATOTHER ≠ 1 or HATOTHER_LEVEL ≠ 300 to 400)
HATOTHER_FIELD(optional)Field of the formal education programmeHATOTHER = 1 and HATOTHER_LEVEL = 300 to 800
0000-9998Coded as HATFIELD
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (HATOTHER ≠ 1 or HATOTHER_LEVEL ≠ 300 to 800)
HATCOMP(optional)PROCEDURE OF RECOGNITION OF SKILLS and COMPETENCES UNDERTAKENEverybody
1Yes, certification obtained
2Yes, procedure ongoing
3No
– 1No answer
HATCOMPHIGH(optional)RECOGNITION OF SKILLS and COMPETENCES ALLOWS ACCESS TO A higher formal education programme than the level mentioned in "HATLEVEL"HATCOMP = 1,2 and HATLEVEL ≠ 000, – 1
1Yes
2No
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (HATCOMP ≠ 1,2 or HATLEVEL = 000, – 1)"
(2)In Annex I the instructions for the codification of the variables "DROPHIGH", "DROPLEVEL" and "DROPVOC" shall be replaced by the following:
Variable name and statusCodeDescriptionFilter
"DROPHIGHFORMAL education ABANDONED, higher than the level mentioned in "HATLEVEL" but NOT COMPLETEDHATLEVEL ≠ 000, – 1 and (REFYEAR – HATYEAR) ≤ 20
1Yes
2No
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (HATLEVEL = 000, – 1 or (REFYEAR – HATYEAR) > 20)
DROPLEVELLevel of the FORMAL education not completed (as defined by ISCED 2011)DROPHIGH = 1
200ISCED 2 (incl. ISCED 3 programmes of duration less than 2 years)
302ISCED 3 programme duration of 2 years and more, sequential (i.e. access to next ISCED 3 programme only)
303ISCED 3 programme duration of 2 years and more, terminal or access to ISCED 4 only
304ISCED 3 with access to ISCED 5, 6 or 7
300ISCED 3 programme of duration of 2 years and more, without possible distinction of access to other ISCED levels
400ISCED 4
500ISCED 5
600ISCED 6
700ISCED 7
800ISCED 8
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (DROPHIGH ≠ 1)
DROPVOC(optional)Orientation of the FORMAL education not completedDROPLEVEL = 300 to 400 and (REFYEAR – HATYEAR) ≤ 20
1General education
2Vocational education
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (DROPLEVEL ≠ 300 to 400 or (REFYEAR – HATYEAR) > 20"
(3)In Annex I the instructions for the codification of the variables "FEDLEVEL", "FEDFIELD" and "FEDVOC" shall be replaced by the following:
Variable name and statusCodeDescriptionFilter
"FEDLEVELLevel of the most recent FORMAL education activity (as defined by ISCED 2011)FEDNUM ≥ 1
100ISCED 1
200ISCED 2 (incl. ISCED 3 programmes of duration less than 2 years)
302ISCED 3 programme duration of 2 years and more, sequential (i.e. access to next ISCED 3 programme only)
303ISCED 3 programme duration of 2 years and more, terminal or access to ISCED 4 only
304ISCED 3 with access to ISCED 5, 6 or 7
300ISCED 3 programme of duration of 2 years and more, without possible distinction of access to other ISCED levels
400ISCED 4
500ISCED 5
600ISCED 6
700ISCED 7
800ISCED 8
– 2Not applicable (FEDNUM = 0)
FEDFIELDField of the most recent FORMAL education activityFEDNUM ≥ 1 and FEDLEVEL = 300 to 800
0000-9998Level 1 of the classification of fields of education and training (1)(1) or subdivisions of the classification of fields of education and training, details provided in the Adult Education Survey Manual referred to in Article 6
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (FEDNUM = 0 or FEDLEVEL ≠ 300 to 800
FEDVOCOrientation of the most recent FORMAL education activityFEDLEVEL = 300 to 400
1General education
2Vocational education
– 1No answer
– 2Not applicable (FEDLEVEL ≠ 300 to 400)"
(4)In Annex II, "sample and precision requirements", in paragraph 3, the indicator "participation rate (%) in non-formal education and training by highly educated persons (ISCED level 5-6)" shall be replaced by "participation rate (%) in non-formal education and training by highly educated persons (ISCED levels 5-8)".