1377.0 - Measures of a knowledge-based economy and society, Australia, 2003
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CHARACTERISTIC: LIFELONG LEARNING AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION PERSONS ENROLLED IN A COURSE OF STUDY IN MAY 2004, MAIN FIELD OF EDUCATION
** Estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use (a) Includes persons studying towards Year 12 or below. (b) Includes persons whose field of study was not determined. Source: ABS Survey of Education and Work, May 2004. ALL PERSONS WHO STUDIED IN MAY 2004(a)(b) STATISTICAL NOTES(a) Persons in a particular age group enrolled in a course of study as a percentage of the total population in that age group. (b) Includes persons studying towards Year 12 or below. Source: ABS Survey of Education and Work, May 2004. Australian Standard Classification of Education The Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED) (cat. no. 1272.0) is a national standard classification which can be applied to all sectors of the Australian education system including schools, vocational education and training and higher education. Field of education Field of education is defined as the subject matter of an educational activity. It is categorised according to the Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED) Field of Education classification. Enrolled in a course of study Refers to persons enrolled for a course of study in the survey month at an educational institution. An educational institution is any institution whose primary role is education. Included are schools, higher education establishments, colleges of technical and further education, public and private colleges, etc. Excluded are institutions whose primary role is not education, for example, hospitals. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS PARTICIPATION RATE IN CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING DURING ONE YEAR FOR 25 TO 64 YEAR OLDS, BY LEVEL OF EDUCATION
Source: OECD, Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators, 2002, Original source: International Literacy Survey 1994-1998 and national household surveys on adult education and training. STATISTICAL NOTES Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2002, Annex 3: Sources, Methods and Technical Notes has detailed information on specific countries and relevant methodology (http://www.oecd.org/els/education/eag2002). International Standard Classification of Education The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) was developed by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to facilitate comparisons of education statistics and indicators within and between countries. It was originally endorsed at the General Conference of UNESCO in 1978. The current version (ISCED 1997) was officially adopted in November 1997. The 1997 International Standard Classification of Education ( ISCED-97) introduced a mult-dimensional classification framework, allowing for the alignment of the educational content of programmes from different countries using multiple classification criteria. These dimensions include the type of subsequent education or destination to which the programme leads, the programme orientation (whether it be general or pre-vocational education, or vocational education) and the programme duration. For detailed notes see the OECD publication Classifying Educational Programmes, Manual for ISCED 97 Implementation in OECD countries, Edition 1999. The ABS has designed ASCED to be as consistent with ISCED as possible. However, the needs of users and producers of statistics on education in Australia, and other factors unique to the Australian education system, have meant that total consistency has not been possible. Like ASCED, ISCED has separate dimensions of Level of Education and Field of Education. Correspondence tables providing comprehensive information on the relationship between ASCED and ISCED 1997 are available on the ABS web site; ABS Australian Standard Classification of Education (cat. no. 1272.0)
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