Tertiary education

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Tertiary education is a stage of education following compulsory education. Depending on the definition used it may include all post-compulsory education, including that delivered at secondary schools, all post-secondary education, or be a synonym for higher education. Historically, it has covered education between the end of compulsory schooling and the start of higher education (then referred to as post-tertiary education). Tertiary education may be defined by life-stage as including adult education at all educational levels, including basic skills education, or may be defined by educational level as only including education at the higher education level. Tertiary education may culminate in the receipt of certificates, diplomas, or academic degrees, or may be lifelong learning that does not result in formal certification. Higher education is taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, representing levels 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the 2011 version of the International Standard Classification...

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