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The organisation of school time in Europe. Primary and general secondary education - 2023/2024

Comparative Reports

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The organisation of school time in Europe. Primary and general secondary education - 2023/2024

28 September 2023

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, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Türkiye).

This year for the first time, Eurydice is releasing the calendar in open data-format, providing all dates for school calendars at national level and, if applicable, by region or zone.

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