This webpage is dedicated to showing the structure of education and training systems from pre-primary to tertiary level in the current school/academic year (2025/2026). It covers 39 education systems across 37 countries (members of the Eurydice Network). The diagrams display the most representative mainstream formal education programmes in each education system. The two separate diagrams...

This tool provides an overview of school calendars in 39 European countries that are part of the Eurydice network. It offers information on the start of the school year and school holidays for primary and secondary general education. Examining the frequency and duration of breaks, as well as the length of summer holidays, helps understand...

This interactive tool provides dynamic data visualizations on the annual gross statutory salaries of full-time, fully qualified teachers and school heads in public schools, as well as information on the allowances that they may receive in addition to their statutory salaries. The tool covers 39 education systems in  37 European countries, members of the Eurydice network, which contributed to the data collection. Data may...

The Eurydice system-level indicators provide information on key education policies and structures in Europe at the education system level. These indicators cover priority areas that align with the European Education Area and the strategic framework for European cooperation in Education and Training. They also provide a contribution to the European Commission’s yearly analysis of  developments in...

This tool presents comparative data on student fees and financial support in the European education systems. It covers public and government-dependent higher education institutions. Data is provided by the 39 member countries of the Eurydice network and is collected in accordance with the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) for three education cycles: short-cycle tertiary...

The start of the academic year significantly influences feasibility and planning of student and staff mobility. If academic years began at similar times, planning mobility periods for students and staff would be considerably easier. In contrast, institutions with differing academic calendars may need to establish specific agreements to facilitate such mobility. The two indicators below...