COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 88/2011
of 2 February 2011
implementing Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning, as regards statistics on education and training systems
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning (1), and in particular Article 6 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 establishes a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics in the field of education and lifelong learning in three specified domains to be implemented by statistical actions.
(2)
It is necessary to adopt measures to implement individual statistical actions for production of statistics on education and training systems as covered by Domain 1 in Regulation (EC) No 452/2008.
(3)
When producing and disseminating of European statistics on education and training systems, the national and European statistical authorities should take account of the principles set out in the European Statistics Code of Practice endorsed by the Commission Recommendation of 25 May 2005 on the independence, integrity and accountability of the national and Community statistical authorities (2).
(4)
Implementing measures for production of statistics on education and training systems should take account of the potential burden on educational institutions and individuals and of the latest agreement between the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Commission (Eurostat) on concepts, definitions, data processing, periodicity and deadlines for transmission of results. This includes the data transmission format on education systems as specified in the latest version of the detailed guidelines for the UNESCO/OECD/Eurostat data collection.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject-matter
This Regulation lays down rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 as regards the collection, transmission and processing of statistical data in Domain 1 on education and training systems.
Article 2
Subjects covered and their characteristics
The selection and specification of subjects to be covered by Domain 1 on education and training systems, as well as the detailed list of their characteristics and breakdowns, shall be as set out in Annex I.
Article 3
Reference periods and transmission of results
1. Enrolments, entrants, personnel, foreign languages learned and class size data shall refer to the school/academic year as defined nationally (year t). Annual data on enrolments, entrants, personnel, foreign languages learned and class size data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) annually by 30 September in year t+2. The first data transmission in September 2012 shall refer to the 2010-2011 school/academic year as defined nationally.
2. Graduates/graduations shall refer to the school/academic year as defined nationally (year t) or to the calendar year (year t+1). Annual data on graduates/graduations shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) annually by 30 November in year t+2. The first data transmission in November 2012 shall refer to the 2010-2011 school/academic year as defined nationally or to the calendar year 2011.
3. Education expenditure data shall refer to the financial year of the Member State as defined nationally (year t). Annual data on education expenditure shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) annually by 30 November in year t+2. The first data transmission in November 2012 shall refer to the 2010 financial year.
Article 4
Data quality requirements and quality reporting framework
1. Data quality requirements and quality reporting framework on education and training systems shall be as set out in Annex II.
2. Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) a quality report in line with the requirements set out in Annex II every year. The first report shall refer to the 2012 data collection year. The quality report concerning the reference periods laid down in Article 3 shall be transmitted to the Commission by 31 January in year t+3. The first quality report regarding the 2012 data collection shall, exceptionally, be transmitted by 31 March in year t+3.
3. Member States shall acquire the necessary data using a combination of different sources such as sample surveys, administrative data sources or other data sources.
4. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with information on the methods and the quality of the data from the sources used other than sample surveys and administrative data sources as referred to in paragraph 3.
Article 5
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 2011.