The School Year in Europe: Recommended compulsory instruction time and holidays

Online tool that shows how the school year is organized in different European countries. It provides visual information about the start and end dates of the school year, the timing of school holidays, and the length of different breaks for students in primary and secondary education. The information is presented through interactive charts and calendars that allow users to compare school schedules across Europe.

The resource collects official data from national education authorities and includes information from many countries that participate in European education programmes. By exploring the visuals, users can see when school usually begins in each country, how long the summer holidays last, and when other breaks—such as autumn, Christmas, winter, or Easter holidays—take place. This makes it easier to understand the differences and similarities between education systems across Europe.

Overall, the tool is designed to help teachers, researchers, policymakers, and the general public better understand how school time is structured in Europe. By presenting the data in a clear and visual way, it supports comparisons between countries and provides useful insights into how education systems organise the academic year.

https://eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/data-and-visuals/school-year-eu-time-holidays