Class · NACE Rev. 2.1
85.40 — Tertiary education
- Previous NACE Rev. 2 code
- 85.42
- Parent
- 85.4 — Tertiary education
- Source
- Eurostat — NACE Rev. 2.1
- Last verified
- 2026-07-20
Includes
This class includes the furnishing of tertiary academic, professional and vocational courses and the granting of degrees at short-cycle, bachelor’s or equivalent level, master’s or equivalent level, and doctoral level.
This class includes education in public and private universities provided at the level of:
- short-cycle studies, usually based on practical learning appropriate to the performance of a given profession and preparing students for entry into the labour market or other higher education programmes
- first-cycle studies open to applicants with a secondary school leaving certificate and leading to a first-degree qualification
- second-cycle studies open to applicants holding at least a first-cycle qualification and leading to a second-cycle qualification
- comprehensive master’s degree courses open to applicants holding a secondary school leaving certificate and leading to a second-cycle qualification
- postgraduate studies open to applicants who have completed at least first-cycle studies and leading to a postgraduate qualification
- third-cycle studies (training for doctoral students) open to applicants holding at least second-cycle studies and leading to a third-cycle qualification Education may be conducted as full-time or part-time studies.
- short-cycle vocational education and training programmes at ISCED-P 2011 Level 5
- higher vocational and professional education and training programmes at ISCED-P 2011 Level 6 and ISCED-P 2011 Level 7 (for example, those leading to master craftsmen qualifications)
- education activities of performing arts schools providing tertiary education
- adult or continuing education programmes equivalent in complexity of content to the education given in education activities already classified at this level
Excludes
- non-formal education and training, see 85.5
Rev. 2 mapping
Official correspondence: Eurostat NACE correspondence tables.
| Previous code | Previous label | Mapping | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85.42 | Tertiary education | NACE Rev. 2 class 85.42 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 class 85.40 | 1:1 |