3ie Outcomes Taxonomy

The DEP Outcomes taxonomy can be found here.

Specific guidance on coding taxonomies can be found below:

23/11/2023 

For the Education outcome taxonomy:

In the DEP taxonomy, outcomes related to enrollment & attendance, educational outcomes and learning may be separated based on education level (pre-primary, primary, secondary, tertiary). In most cases it is straightforward to code, as authors specify both the grade or age of the students and if it would be considered as primary or secondary education in a given population (typically country, less often: a multicountry study). However, occasionally authors only specify the grade or age, e.g. 8th graders, or 14 year olds without mentioning if this would be considered as primary level or secondary level in a given country. In such cases, where authors only specify the grade or age and its not clear from the paper if it would be considered as primary level or secondary level in a given population, then look up what grade/age would fall under primary or secondary school for a given country in the latest standardized UNESCO ISCED 2011 classification available under the following link: https://isced.uis.unesco.org/visualizations/ . If a study does not specify if it measures primary or secondary education constructs or clearly includes studies that cover multiple levels, then use the 'Overall student attendance' or 'Overall student enrolment' code.