85.20
Class
Primary education
SDMX: Q8520
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
0 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This class includes primary education: the furnishing of academic courses and associated coursework that give students a sound basic education in reading, writing and mathematics and an elementary understanding of other subjects (for example, history, geography, natural science, social science, art and music).
+ Also Includes
This class also includes the provision of education programmes within or outside the school system which are equivalent in content to programmes in primary education but are intended for those considered too old to enter primary schools. Examples of such programmes are adult literacy programmes, second chance or reintegration programmes.
Frequently Confused With
Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXHigher education teaching professionals
SOC 2020:2311 Common titles: Professor, Lecturer
Secondary education teaching professionals
SOC 2020:2314 Common titles: Teacher, Secondary teacher
Primary education teaching professionals
SOC 2020:2315 Common titles: Primary teacher, Tutor
Related Occupations
Education managersTeaching and other educational professionals n.e.c.
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section P (Primary education).
Frequently confused with
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Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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