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Compulsory Education in Europe - 2021/22

Comparative Reports

Compulsory Education in Europe - 2021/22

27 September 2021

 

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This publication provides concise information on the duration of compulsory education/training in 39 European education systems, covering 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 Turkey).

Full-time compulsory education/training refers to a period during which all students are required to follow education/training on a full time basis.

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