Explanatory Note
Title: Higher education
Includes higher education activities (university and polytechnic) to which they have access
individuals qualified with a secondary degree or equivalent and individuals over twenty-
three years who, without having the aforementioned qualification, reveal qualifications through provision
of evidence. In this education, diplomas can be obtained: short cycle, bachelor's degree, master's degree and
doctorate.
Includes short-cycle vocational education and training programs at ISCED-P 2011 level 5,
higher level vocational education and training programs from ISCED-P 2011, level 6 and
level 7 of ISCED-P 2011, educational activities of arts schools with teaching qualifications
higher education, as well as higher education establishments of the armed forces and police.
This subclass is part of the Portuguese Classification of Economic Activities (CAE-Rev.4), used for tax and statistical purposes in Portugal.
Parent class:
8540 - Higher education