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Here you can consult our latest comparative reports. You can filter by year, topic and/or title. Please refer to the EU Bookshop to source older publications.

Most of our reports are available in several languages.

The Organisation of School Time in Europe. Primary and General Secondary Education – 2016/17

19 February 2018

 

Full version EN

The school calendar contains national data on the length of the school year, the start and the end dates of each school year, the timing and length of school holidays and the number of school days. It covers both primary and general secondary education and key points are illustrated by comparative figures. The information is available for 37 countries.

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The Organisation of the Academic Year in Higher Education, 2015/16

19 February 2018

 

The Organisation of the Academic Year in Higher Education, 2015/16

Date of publication:  1 September  2015

Full version EN

 

Description:

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Organisation of school time in Europe. Primary and general secondary education: 2015/16 school year

19 February 2018

Organisation of school time in Europe. Primary and general secondary education: 2015/16 school year

Full version EN

Description:

The School Calendar contains national data on the length of the school year, the start and the end dates of each school year, and the timing and length of school holidays. It covers both primary and secondary education. The information is available for 36 countries.

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Comparative Overview on Instruction Time in Full-time Compulsory Education in Europe - 2013/14

19 February 2018

Comparative Overview on Instruction Time in Full-time Compulsory Education in Europe - 2013/14

Date of publication: 25 September 2014

Full version EN

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Recommended Annual Instruction Time in Full-time Compulsory Education in Europe - 2013/14

19 February 2018

 

Recommended Annual Instruction Time in Full-time Compulsory Education in Europe - 2013/14

Full version EN

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Organisation of school time in Europe. Primary and general secondary education - 2014/15 school year

19 February 2018

 

Organisation of school time in Europe. Primary and general secondary education: 2014/15 school year

Full version EN

Description:

This publication indicates the dates at which the school year begins and the occurrence of holidays for each country of the Network. Regional variations are also indicated where applicable.

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The Organisation of the Academic Year in Higher Education, 2014/15

19 February 2018

 

The Organisation of the Academic Year in Higher Education, 2014/15

Full version EN

Description:

This annually updated publication shows how the academic year is structured (beginning of the year, term times, holidays and examination periods) for each country in the Network. Where times may vary depending on types of (university or non-university) study programme, this is also indicated.

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Organisation of the academic year in higher education

19 February 2018

 

The Organisation of the Academic Year in Higher Education - 2013/14 

Date of publication: 17 June 2013

Full version EN

Description:

This annually updated publication shows how the academic year is structured (beginning of the year, term times, holidays and examination periods) for each country in the Network. Where times may vary depending on types of (university or non-university) study programme, this is also indicated.

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