Qualifications frameworks are tools for describing qualifications of an education or training system by classifying them into levels. Each level provides a clear description of what the holder of a qualification knows, understands and is able to do. They are important tools for making qualifications transparent and comprehensible, within and across borders, and for promoting lifelong learning.

This fifth edition of the Global Inventory of National and Regional Qualifications Frameworks consists of two volumes with up-to-date information, collected in 2020-21, on recent developments in this field destined for policy-makers, educators, researchers, and experts.

The publication is the result of collaborative work between UNESCO, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and the European Training Foundation (ETF).