Q EDUCATION
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Includes
Education activities are those having an educational programme, a time frame and some evaluation of the knowledge achieved.
Also included are activities provided at their respective levels by military schools and academies, prison schools, and so on.
For each level of education, special education for physically or mentally disabled persons is included.
Groups 85.1 to 85.4 take into account the formal education activities provided under the international classification of educational programmes (ISCED-P 2011 classification). The breakdown of the categories in this section is based on the level of education offered as defined by the levels of ISCED-P 2011*. The activities of educational institutions providing courses at ISCED-P 2011 Level 0 are classified in class 85.10, at ISCED-P 2011 Level 1 in class 85.20, at ISCED-P 2011 Level 2 category 24 and Level 3 category 34 in class 85.31, at ISCED-P 2011 2011 Level 2 category 25 and Level 3 category 35 in class 85.32, at ISCED-P 2011 Level 4 in class 85.33 and at ISCED-P 2011 Levels 5 to 8 in group 85.4.
Educational institutions classified in groups 85.2 to 85.4 are authorised to certify successful completion of an educational programme, usually in the form of a document officially recognised by the relevant national education authorities.
NOTE: * mappings between the levels of education and the name of the qualifications in national language can be found here https://europa.eu/!mDwYbG
Also includes
This section is also based on the distinction between formal and non-formal educational programmes provided by the European classification of learning activities (CLA). Thus, it also includes non-formal instruction primarily concerned with sports, arts and recreation education, and education support activities in groups 85.5 and 85.6.
Excludes
- child day-care activities, see 88.91
What changed from NACE Rev. 2
Per the official Eurostat correspondence table (NACE Rev. 2 → NACE Rev. 2.1):
| NACE Rev. 2 origin | Heading (Rev. 2) | Mapping | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES | NACE Rev. 2 section N is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 sections C, F, G, H, I, K, O, Q, R, S, T | 17:18 |
| P | EDUCATION | NACE Rev. 2 section P is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 sections Q, S | 17:18 |
| Q | HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES | NACE Rev. 2 section Q is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 sections Q, R | 17:18 |
Divisions within Q
| Code | Heading |
|---|---|
| 85 | Education |
Related codes
Reference data
| Code | Q |
|---|---|
| Level | Section |
| Classification | NACE Rev. 2.1 |
| Legal basis | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137 |
| Source | Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform) |
| Data checked | 2026-07-20 |