NACE 85.20: Primary education

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 85.20. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 8510.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 85.20 is "Primary education". It sits in section Q (EDUCATION), then division 85 (Education), then group 85.2 (Primary education). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 85.20 (Primary education).

What the class includes

This class includes primary education: the furnishing of academic courses and associated coursework that give students a sound basic education in reading, writing and mathematics and an elementary understanding of other subjects (for example, history, geography, natural science, social science, art and music).

What it excludes

This class excludes: - non-formal education and training regardless of the age or field of education, see 85.5 - child day-care activities, including day nurseries for pupils, see 88.91

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
85.20	Primary education	-

The label in 24 languages

bgНачално образование (първи етап на основното образование)
csPrimární vzdělávání
daUndervisning på grundskoler
deGrundschulen/Volksschulen
elΠρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση
enPrimary education
esEducación primaria
etPõhihariduse I ja II kooliaste
fiAlemman perusasteen koulutus
frEnseignement primaire
gaOideachas bunscoile
hrOsnovnoškolsko obrazovanje
huAlapfokú oktatás
itIstruzione primaria
ltPradinis ugdymas
lvSākumizglītība
mtEdukazzjoni primarja
nlBasisonderwijs
plSzkoły podstawowe
ptEnsino básico (1.° e 2.° ciclos)
roÎnvățământ primar
skZákladné školstvo
slPrimarno izobraževanje
svGrundskoleutbildning

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.