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System-level indicators

Last update: 13 November 2025

The Eurydice system-level indicators provide information on key education policies and structures in Europe at the education system level. These indicators cover priority areas that align with the European Education Area and the strategic framework for European cooperation in Education and Training. They also provide a contribution to the European Commission’s yearly analysis of  developments in the EU’s education and training systems: – the Education and Training Monitor.  

System-level indicators

Early childhood education and care (ECEC)

Last update: 13 November 2025

System-level indicators provide an overview of key aspects of early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Europe, supporting policy monitoring and cooperation among countries. They focus on the right of all children to affordable, high-quality provision, and examine selected aspects of access, curriculum, and staff in 38 European education systems. Data for 2019 and 2025...

Equity in school education

Last update: 13 November 2025

Equity in schooling is one of the priority areas for European cooperation in education. Equity refers to the attainment of educational achievements and qualifications, irrespective of the learner’s socioeconomic, cultural, racial or other background. Eurydice collects data from the authorities of 38 European education systems, to construct system-level indicators reflecting the conditions conducive to equity...

Early leaving from education and training (ELET)

Last update: 13 November 2025

The system-level indicators on early leaving from education and training (ELET) explore actions taken across Europe to reduce ELET and to support more young people to obtain an upper secondary education qualification. The indicators highlight key policies aiming to ensure better educational outcomes and to reduce the share of early leavers from education and training...

Higher education

Last update: 13 November 2025

The system-level indicators on higher education explore three different areas – gender equity, admission policies and STEM education. The gender equity indicator explores policy action to improve the situation, and the indicator on admission policies in the context of lifelong learning are both important aspects of the social dimension. The remaining two indicators concern measures...