Eurydice

This report presents the results of the 2023 data collection on the Structural indicators in the area of early leaving from education and training (ELET). It contains indicators presenting top-level policies and measures in six relevant areas: early warning systems to prevent ELET; bullying and violence prevention in schools; teacher education and training on ELET...

This report presents the results of the 2023 data collection on the Structural indicators for monitoring education and training systems in the area of digital competence. The report contains indicators related to curriculum approaches to teaching digital competence and informatics at school, development of teacher-specific digital competences, assessment of students’ digital competences and digital education...

This report presents the results of the 2023 data collection on the Structural indicators for monitoring education and training systems in the area of key competences. The report contains indicators on policies related to horizontal enablers for the development of the key competences, including support for cross-curricular learning and active student participation in decision-making at...

This report explores a few main aspects of the situation in Europe regarding the right to affordable early childhood education and care (ECEC) of good quality for all children. It reveals large variations between European countries regarding the public commitment to provide a place in ECEC, the requirements for staff and educational guidelines. The report...

This report investigates existing national/top-level policies and measures that promote diversity and inclusion in school education. It focuses especially on learners who are most likely to experience disadvantage and/or discrimination in schools, including girls/boys, students from different migrant, ethnic and religious backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ students, and students with special educational needs or disabilities. The report highlights...

Teachers’ remuneration and career prospects are an intrinsic part of policies aiming to attract the best candidates and ensure they remain in the profession. Are teachers in Europe well paid? What prospects for salary increases do they have as they progress in their career? Have teachers gained or lost purchasing power in recent years? School...

This report illustrates schematic information on the structure of education systems in European countries, from pre-primary to tertiary level in the school year 2023/2024. It includes national diagrams, a guide to reading the diagrams and a map showing the main organisational models of primary and lower secondary education. The information is available for 39 European...

This report provides information on the start of the school year and its length, as well as the timing and length of school holidays. It covers both primary and general secondary education. The information is available for the 37 countries participating in the EU's Erasmus+ programme (27 Member States, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Iceland...

The academic calendar shows national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and non-university study programmes are also highlighted. The information is available for 37 countries .

Effective learning depends on many factors, but undoubtedly, the instruction time available to students plays a key role in their learning process. Along with the quality of instruction and the time available for learning after school, the increase in the amount of instruction time allocated to a discipline can help to raise students’ interest in...