Eurydice

This publication focuses on the duration of compulsory education/training in Europe. It highlights the starting and leaving ages and distinguishes the notions of full-time and part-time compulsory education/training. The information is available for 43 European education systems covering 38 countries participating in the EU's Erasmus+ programme.

A table representing the duration of compulsory education (full-time and part-time) in Europe.

This report provides an overview of the structure of education systems in Europe for 2015/16. In total, 42 education systems are represented. Information covers the 28 EU Member States as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, and Türkiye. For each country, diagrams show how...

These diagrams represent the structure of mainstream education from preprimary to tertiary level for the 2014/15 academic year. Forty-four education systems are included covering 36 countries participating in the EU's Erasmus+ programme (EU Member States, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Türkiye).

Compulsory Education in Europe 2014/15 A table representing the duration of compulsory education (full-time and part-time) in Europe.

Diagrams providing an overview of the educational structure for mainstream schooling in Europe.

A table representing the duration of compulsory education (full-time and part-time) in Europe.