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Preferred term

LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION  

Definition

  • ISCED LEVEL 2. THE CONTENTS OF EDUCATION AT THIS STAGE ARE TYPICALLY DESIGNED TO COMPLETE THE PROVISION OF BASIC EDUCATION WHICH BEGAN AT ISCED LEVEL 1 (PRIMARY EDUCATION). ENTRY AGE IS AFTER SOME 6 YEARS OF PRIMARY EDUCATION AND ENDS AFTER SOME 9 YEARS OF SCHOOLING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF PRIMARY EDUCATION. THE END OF THIS LEVEL OFTEN COINCIDES WITH THE END OF COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • SECOND STAGE OF BASIC EDUCATION

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/11ed9121-ac3b-452e-8854-0fa8226ee696

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