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International Standard Classification of Education: Fields of Education and Training 2013 - Global

0021 Literacy and numeracy

Literacy and numeracy are programmes or qualifications arranged mainly for adults, designed to teach fundamental skills in reading, writing and arithmetic. The typical age range of participants can be used to distinguish between detailed field 0011 'Basic programmes and qualifications' and this detailed field. Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here: Basic remedial programmes for youth or adults Literacy Numeracy.

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  1. >00 Generic programmes and qualifications
  2. >>002 Literacy and numeracy
  3. >>>0021 Literacy and numeracy
  4. >>>0021 Literacy and numeracy

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What is ISCED-F 2013 0021?
ISCED-F 2013 0021 is "Literacy and numeracy". Literacy and numeracy are programmes or qualifications arranged mainly for adults, designed to teach fundamental skills in reading, writing and arithmetic. The typical age range of participants can be used to distinguish between detailed field 0011 'Basic programmes and qualifications' and this detailed field. Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here: Basic remedial programmes for youth or adults Literacy Numeracy.
How does ISCED-F 2013 0021 map to other classification systems?
0021 Literacy and numeracy has equivalents in CIP 2020 (32.0101, 32.0104, 32.0108). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCED-F 2013 and 1 other classification system.
What is the parent category of 0021?
0021 Literacy and numeracy sits under 0021 Literacy and numeracy in the ISCED-F 2013 hierarchy.

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Source: UNESCO Institute for StatisticsVersion: 2013