NICClass
NIC 8540—Tertiary Education
Class · National Industrial Classification (2025)
Where 8540 sits
- Q Education
- 85 Education
- 854 Tertiary Education
- 8540 Tertiary Education
Contains 7 narrower codes
- 854001 Tertiary education at Under Graduate level with programme duration of upto 4 years
- 854002 Professional and Second level Under Graduate Programs like B. Ed, B. Arc. LLB, and similar professional courses
- 854003 Tertiary Medical Education
- 854004 Tertiary Education at Post Graduate level (Masters Degree courses) other than diploma courses and Medical courses
- 854005 Tertiary Education at Ph.D level/ Post Doctorate Level other than Medical courses
- 854006 Post-Graduate education diploma level other than Medical courses
- 854099 Other tertiary education activities n.e.c. Such as activities of CA, CS Institutes
What 8540 includes
- This class includes the furnishing of tertiary academic, professional and vocational courses and granting of degrees at short-cycle bachelor or equivalent level, masters or equivalent level.
What 8540 excludes
- Non-formal education and training, see 855
8540 in other systems
ANZSICAustralia · New Zealand
- 8101 Technical and Vocational Education and Training approximate via ISIC 8540
- 8102 Higher Education approximate via ISIC 8540
ATECOItaly
- 85.40 Tertiary education exact via ISIC 8540
- 85.40.10 Short-cycle tertiary education approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85.40.20 Other tertiary education approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85.40.1 Short-cycle tertiary education broader via ISIC 8540
- 85.40.2 Other tertiary education broader via ISIC 8540
CNAE BrazilBrazil
- 85.91-1 Sports education inferred via ISIC 8540
- 85.92-9 Art and culture education inferred via ISIC 8540
- 85.50-3 Activities to support education inferred via ISIC 8540
- 85.41-4 Vocational education at the technical level inferred via ISIC 8540
- 85.42-2 Vocational education at the technological level inferred via ISIC 8540
- 85.11-2 Early childhood education - daycare inferred via ISIC 8540
- 85.12-1 Early childhood education - preschool inferred via ISIC 8540
- 8513-9/00 Elementary education inferred via ISIC 8540
CNAESpain
- 85.41 University education approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85.42 Non-university tertiary education approximate via ISIC 8540
HSICHong Kong
- 851 Primary and pre-primary education inferred via ISIC 8540
- 854300 Special education inferred via ISIC 8540
- 854299 Other cultural education inferred via ISIC 8540
- 852 Secondary schools inferred via ISIC 8540
- 853 Universities and colleges providing post-secondary courses inferred via ISIC 8540
- 855000 Educational support services inferred via ISIC 8540
- 854999 Other miscellaneous education n.e.c. inferred via ISIC 8540
- P Education broader via ISIC 8540
ICNEAChina
- 8341 General higher education exact via ISIC 8540
ISICUnited Nations (global)
- 8540 Tertiary education exact
JSICJapan
- 8161 Universities approximate via ISIC 8540
- 8162 Junior colleges approximate via ISIC 8540
- 8163 Colleges of technology approximate via ISIC 8540
- 8221 Employee training facilities and supporting facilities approximate via ISIC 8540
KSICSouth Korea
- 8530 Higher education exact via ISIC 8540
- 85301 Junior technical and vocational colleges approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85302 Universities approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85303 It refers to an institution that provides highly specialized curriculum education on the same subject majored in the university course to individuals who have completed a university education. approximate via ISIC 8540
MSICMalaysia
- 8540 Tertiary education exact via ISIC 8540
- 85401 College and university education (Public) approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85402 College and university education (Private) approximate via ISIC 8540
NACEEuropean Union
- 85.40 Tertiary education exact via ISIC 8540
- 85.33 Post-secondary non-tertiary education approximate via ISIC 8540
NAFFrance
- 85.40 Higher education exact via ISIC 8540
- 85.40Y Higher education approximate via ISIC 8540
NAICSUnited States
- 611210 Junior Colleges approximate via ISIC 8540
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools approximate via ISIC 8540
NAICS CanadaCanada
- 611310 Universities approximate via ISIC 8540
- 611210 Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s approximate via ISIC 8540
NOGASwitzerland
- 8540 Tertiary education exact via ISIC 8540
- 854001 Universities and Federal Institutes of Technology approximate via ISIC 8540
- 854002 Universities of applied sciences and teacher education approximate via ISIC 8540
- 854003 Professional education approximate via ISIC 8540
PKDPoland
- 85.40 Higher education institutions exact via ISIC 8540
- 85.40.Z Higher education institutions approximate via ISIC 8540
SCIANMexico
- 611212 Public sector higher technical education schools inferred via ISIC 8540
- 611211 Private sector higher technical education schools inferred via ISIC 8540
- 611312 Public sector higher education institutions inferred via ISIC 8540
- 611311 Private sector higher education institutions inferred via ISIC 8540
- 61 Educational services broader via ISIC 8540
- 611 Educational services broader via ISIC 8540
- 6113 Higher education schools broader via ISIC 8540
- 6112 Higher technical education schools broader via ISIC 8540
SICUnited States (legacy)
- 8221 Colleges and Universities approximate via ISIC 8540
- 8222 Junior Colleges approximate via ISIC 8540
- 8231 Libraries inferred via ISIC 8540
SNISweden
- 85.40 Tertiary education exact via ISIC 8540
- 85.400 Tertiary education approximate via ISIC 8540
SSICSingapore
- 8540 Tertiary Education exact via ISIC 8540
- 85401 Polytechnics approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85402 Universities approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85403 Teachers' training institute approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85404 Commercial schools offering tertiary education programmes approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85609 Educational support services n.e.c. inferred via ISIC 8540
- 85602 Examination and accreditation agencies for education services inferred via ISIC 8540
- 85601 Student recruitment agencies inferred via ISIC 8540
UK SICUnited Kingdom
- 85.40 Tertiary education exact via ISIC 8540
- 85.401 First-degree level higher education approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85.402 Post-graduate level higher education approximate via ISIC 8540
WZGermany
- 85.40 Tertiary education exact via ISIC 8540
- 85.40.1 Universities approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85.40.2 Universities of applied sciences, cooperative state universities and colleges of public administration approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85.40.3 Advanced vocational training, schools for continuing vocational training approximate via ISIC 8540
- 85.40.9 Tertiary education n.e.c. approximate via ISIC 8540
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