1 Primary or below 11 Primary or below 111 No Formal Education 112 Pre-primary 113 Primary 2 Secondary 21 Lower Secondary 211 Lower secondary programmes designed to prepare students for direct access to upper secondary level which would ultimately lead to tertiary education 212 Lower Secondary programmes designed to prepare students for upper secondary courses which in turn prepare students for direct access to the labour market, post-secondary non-tertiary courses or other alternative upper secondary courses 213 Programmes primarily designed for direct access to the labour market at the end of lower secondary level 22 Upper Secondary 221 Upper Secondary programmes designed to provide direct access to tertiary education courses which are largely theoretically based and provide sufficient qualifications for gaining entry into advanced research programmes and professions with high skills requirements 222 Upper Secondary programmes designed to provide direct access to tertiary education courses which are generally more practical/technical/occupationally specific than code 421 programmes 223 Upper secondary programmes designed to lead directly to the labour market, post-secondary non tertiary level courses or other upper secondary level courses 3 Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary 30 Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary 301 Post-secondary non-tertiary programmes designed to provide direct access to tertiary education courses which are largely theoretically based and provide sufficient qualifications for gaining entry into advanced research programmes and professions with high skills requirements 302 Post-secondary non-tertiary programmes designed to provide direct access to tertiary education courses which are generally more practical/technical/occupationally specific than code 421 programmes 303 Post-secondary non-tertiary programmes designed to lead directly to the labour market, or other post-secondary non-tertiary programmes 4 Third Level 41 Non-Degree (Certificate/Diploma) 411 Non-Degree (Certificate/Diploma) 42 Degree or Higher 421 Degree 422 Professional Qualification (of degree status at least) 423 Postgraduate certificate, diploma or degree 424 Doctorate (Ph.D) 9 Unknown 99 Unknown 999 Unknown