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The Structure of the European Education Systems 2019/20: Schematic Diagrams

09 October 2019
  Full report BS CNR CS DE EN ES FR HR IT MT PL PT RO SR SK TR  This report provides information on the structure of mainstream education in European countries from pre-primary to tertiary level for the 2019/20 school and academic year. It…

Teachers' and School Heads' Salaries and Allowances in Europe 2017/18

01 October 2019
  Full report EN TR  Comparative analysis BG CNR DE ES FR HR LV PT RO SR  European Commission Press release This report analyses the statutory salaries of teachers and school heads in pre-primary, primary and general secondary public schools in…

Eurydice Brief: Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe

01 October 2019
  Full version BG BS CNR CS DE EL EN FR MK SK SL SV TR  This Eurydice Brief highlights some of the main findings of the second edition of Eurydice report on 'Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe'. After a short introduction of…

Eurydice Brief: Digital Education at School in Europe

01 October 2019
  Full version BG CNR DE EL EN FR LT SK SL SV TR  This Eurydice Brief presents the main findings of the Eurydice report Digital Education at School in Europe, published in September 2019. The four main chapters of the report provide policy-makers…

The Teaching of Regional or Minority Languages in Schools in Europe

24 September 2019
  Full version BS CNR CS DE EN ES FR HR IT LV MT PL PT RO SK SR TR  This Eurydice report provides an overview of current policy efforts in Europe that support the teaching of regional or minority languages in schools. It presents the references…

The Organisation of School Time in Europe. Primary and General Secondary Education – 2019/20

17 September 2019
  Full version EN This report, based on national data, gives an overview on the length of the school year, the start and the end dates, the timing and length of school holidays and the number of school days. It covers both primary and general…

The Organisation of the Academic Year in Europe – 2019/20

17 September 2019
  Full version EN The academic calendar shows national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and non-university study programmes…

Digital Education at School in Europe

05 September 2019
Full version BS CNR CS DE EN ES FR HR IT LV PL PT RO SR TR  Epub DE EN FR  Eurydice Brief BG CNR DE EL EN FR LT RO SK SL SV FR TR  Acknowledging the key role school education plays in preparing young people for a tech-driven world, this report…

Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe – 2019 Edition

24 June 2019
Full version DE EN ES FR HR IT LT LV PL PT RO SLA SR TR  Epub DE EN FR  Eurydice Brief BG BS CNR CS DE EL EN FR MK SK SL SV TR  European Commission Press release Early childhood education and care (ECEC) – the phase before primary education – is…

Recommended Annual Instruction Time in Full-time Compulsory Education in Europe – 2018/19

27 May 2019
Full version EN TR  Comparative analysis: BS CNR DE EL ES FR HR RO SK SL TR  The Council of the European Union has set the goal of reducing low achievement in reading, mathematics and science among 15-year-olds to less than 15 % by 2020. How are…

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