1. Item 7 Implementation of ISCED 2011 in surveys
Eurostat F3
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Outline
ISCED 2011 – surveys concerned
Comparison of results from different surveys
Role of national ISCED coordinators
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ISCED 2011 in surveys from 2014
Surveys with legislation
EU-LFS
EU-SILC
AES
SES
ICT HH
EHIS
Surveys based on gentlemen's agreement
TUS
HBS
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4. ISCED 2011 – supporting material
Joint Eurostat-OECD guidelines on the measurement of educational attainment in household surveys
ISCED 2011 operational manual
National integrated ISCED mappings
Annually updated (end of January)
All publicly available in CIRCABC
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5. National ISCED coordinators
Discussions on ISCED 2011 implementation in 2011
ETS WG (May)
DSS meeting (September)
ISCED coordinators nominated in 2011 by DSS
To co-ordinate a smooth transition ISCED 1997  ISCED 2011
Crucial role in ensuring accurate implementation of ISCED in all surveys
Need to update the list
20 MS replies received
8 MS answers missing
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ISCED 2011 in EU-LFS
EU-LFS = reference data source for main indicators
Tertiary educational attainment (age 30-34)
Early leavers from education and training
Educational attainment: important breakdown variable
Mid 2014: detailed analyses of Q1/2014
Review of time series, comparison with ISCED mappings
Results presented at last ETS (June 2015)
Q1/2015
Verification against mappings (valid codes)
Repeat every year on Q1
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ISCED 2011 in EU-SILC
Educational attainment level EU-SILC 2013 – 2014
Some breaks
- AT – as expected in view of information already available
- UK – under verification
Educational attainment level EU-SILC – EU-LFS 2014
Comparison available in excel
4 countries contacted for discrepancies
Overall transition and results appear sensible
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ISCED 2011 in other surveys
ICT HH
Educational attainment level ICT HH – EU-LFS
Comparison available in excel
ETS invited to review the results
EHIS 2014
First results expected for summer 2016
SES
Results expected for Q4/2016
Enterprise survey, employees
AES
First data transmission in Q1/2017
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Conclusions
ISCED: framework for comparable education statistics
ISCED 2011
Improved definitions and guidelines
Overall comparability expected to improve
Transition to ISCED 2011 overall sensible
National coordinators and ISCED mappings of utmost importance
Eurostat follow-up: mainly EU-LFS
Follow-up at national level: ISCED national coordinators
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10. Education and Training Statistics Working Group – 2-3 June 2016
The ETS WG is invited to:
Take note of Eurostat's analyses and conclusions on the implementation of ISCED 2011 in different surveys;
Confirm or newly appoint an ISCED national coordinator and to keep Eurostat updated on any changes of their national coordinator;
Ensure follow-up on the ISCED implementation in all surveys, in particular through the coordinating role of the ISCED national coordinator.
Education and Training Statistics Working Group – 2-3 June 2016