International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 1997)
0 First and second stage of tertiary education (levels 5 and 6)
1 First stage of tertiary education not leading directly to an advanced research qualification (level 5)
2 First stage of tertiary education, programmes that are theoretically based/research preparatory or giving access to professions with high skills requirements (level 5A)
3 First stage of tertiary education, programmes which are practically oriented and occupationally specific (level 5B)
4 Second stage of tertiary education leading to an advanced research qualification (level 6)
Education or training field
0 Total
1 Teacher training and education science
2 Teaching and training
3 Education Science
4 Humanities and arts
5 Arts
6 Humanities
7 Social sciences, business and law
8 Social and behavioural science
9 Journalism and information
a Business and administration
b Law
c Science, mathematics and computing
d Life science
e Physical science
f Mathematics and statistics
g Computing
h Engineering, manufacturing and construction
i Engineering and engineering trades
j Manufacturing and processing
k Architecture and building
l Agriculture and veterinary
m Agriculture, forestry and fishery
n Veterinary
o Health and Welfare
p Health
q Social services
r Services
s Personal services
t Transport services
u Environmental protection
v Security services
w Unknown
Education indicator
0 Foreign students in absolute numbers
1 Foreign students as percentage of student population in the host country (%)
Geopolitical entity (reporting)
0 Belgium
1 French Community in Belgium including small German-speaking Community
2 Flemish Community in Belgium
3 Bulgaria
4 Czechia
5 Denmark
6 Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)
Foreign students by level and field of education
methods, notes and classification
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