The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 1997

Application to the 1976-2011 Microcensuses, the 1970 Census, and the 1971 Microcensus additional programme

The operationalization of the ISCED scale has been done for the Microcensuses 1976-2006, the Census 1970, as well as for the Microcensus additional survey 1971. Therefore, educational information is comparable for a time span of more than 30 years.

Schroedter, Julia H.; Lechert, Yvonne; Lüttinger, Paul (2006): Die Umsetzung der Bildungsskala ISCED-1997 für die Volkszählung 1970, die Mikrozensus- Zusatzerhebung 1971 und die Mikrozensen 1976-2004. ZUMA-Methodenbericht 2006/08. [.pdf]

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Scientific Use Files
Mikrozensus 2013	mz13_isced_gml.sps	mz13_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2012	mz12_isced_gml.sps	mz12_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2011	mz11_isced_gml.sps	mz11_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2010	mz10_isced_gml.sps	mz10_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2009	mz09_isced_gml.sps	mz09_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2008	mz08_isced_gml.sps	mz08_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2007	mz07_isced_gml.sps	mz07_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2006	mz06_isced_gml.sps	mz06_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2005	mz05_isced_gml.sps	mz05_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2004	mz04_isced_gml.sps	mz04_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2003 [Classification of the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt)]*	mz03_isced_destatis.sps	mz03_isced_destatis.do
Microcensus 2003	mz03_isced_gml.sps	mz03_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2002	mz02_isced_gml.sps	mz02_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2001	mz01_isced_gml.sps	mz01_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 2000	mz00_isced_gml.sps	mz00_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1999	mz99_isced_gml.sps	mz99_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1998	mz98_isced_gml.sps	mz98_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1997	mz97_isced_gml.sps	mz97_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1996	mz96_isced_gml.sps	mz96_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1995	mz95_isced_gml.sps	mz95_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1993	mz93_isced_gml.sps	mz93_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1991	mz91_isced_gml.sps	mz91_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1989	mz89_isced_gml.sps	mz89_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1989	mz89_isced_gml.sps	mz89_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1987	mz87_isced_gml.sps	mz87_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1985	mz85_isced_gml.sps	mz85_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1982	mz82_isced_gml.sps	mz82_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1980	mz80_isced_gml.sps	mz80_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1978	mz78_isced_gml.sps	mz78_isced_gml.do
Microcensus 1976	mz76_isced_gml.sps	mz76_isced_gml.do
GESIS-Files
Microcensus additional survey 1971	mzu71_isced_GESIS_gml.sps	mzu71_isced_GESIS_gml.do
Census 1970	vz70_isced_GESIS_gml.sps	vz70_isced_GESIS_gml.do

* As the German Microdata Lab (GML) application of the ISCED classification of education differs slightly from that of the Federal Statistical Office, we make its specification available for one point in time (2003 Microcensus), thereby enabling users to make a direct comparison. For details of the differences between the classifications, see the ZUMA-Methodenbericht (ZUMA Methodological Report) 2006/08.