85.3
Group
Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
SDMX: Q853
Group Level
3 Depth
3 Children
5 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ Includes
This group includes the provision of general secondary and technical and vocational secondary education.
+ Also Includes
This group also includes the provision of education programmes within or outside the school system which are equivalent in content to programmes in secondary education but are intended for those considered too old to enter secondary schools. Examples of such programmes are adult literacy programmes, second chance or reintegration programmes.
✗ Excludes
This group excludes: - non-formal education and training, see 85.5
Frequently Confused With
Sub-categories
3 85.31
General secondary education
This class includes the provision of education that lays the foundation for lifelong learning and human development and
85.32
Vocational secondary education
This class includes the provision of education typically emphasising subject-matter specialisation and instruction in bo
85.33
Post-secondary non-tertiary education
This class includes the provision of post-secondary education and training programmes (both general and vocational) whic
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UK SIC 2026
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