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Citizenship education

Promoting diversity and inclusion in schools in Europe

10 October 2023

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...

Compulsory Education in Europe – 2019/20

09 October 2019

This publication provides concise information on the duration of compulsory education/training in 43 European education systems, covering 38 countries participating in the EU's Erasmus+ programme (28 Member States, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia and Türkiye). Full-time compulsory education/training refers to a period of full-time educational/training attendance required of...

Citizenship Education at School in Europe – 2017

19 February 2018

There has been a strong focus in recent years on the promotion of citizenship education, as a result of the increasing threats to fundamental values such as peace, equality and human rights Europe is faced with, and several countries are making changes to their policies in this area. But what is citizenship education? How is...

Promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education

19 February 2018

Violent extremism and terrorist attacks have surged across Europe over the past years, posing a threat to the safety of European citizens and the fundamental values of freedom, democracy, equality, respect for the rule of law, human rights and dignity. In response to these atrocities, and in order to reaffirm Europe's determination to stand shoulder...