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Eurypedia

Eurypedia - The European Encyclopedia on National Education Systems

Eurypedia is a new Eurydice product that aims at presenting the most comprehensive and accurate picture of education systems and reforms in Europe. The site covers 38 European education systems within the 33 countries participating in the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme (all 27 EU Member States as well as Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey).

By choosing a country from the interactive map, you will gain access to specific national education system information, either in English or in the language of the country. The information is provided by the Eurydice National Unit, working with the relevant education Ministry and national experts.

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Image:Austria.png Austria en / de  Image:Greece.png Greece en / el                    Image:Poland.png Poland en / pl 
Image:Belgium.png Belgium (Flemish Community) en Image:Hungary.png Hungary en / hu Image:Portugal.png Portugal en
Image:Belgium.png Belgium (French Community) en / fr Image:Iceland.png Iceland en Image:Romania.png Romania en
Image:Belgium.png Belgium (German-Speaking Community) en / de   Image:Ireland.png Ireland en                        Image:Slovakia.png Slovakia en / sk
Image:Bulgaria.png Bulgaria en Image:Italy.png Italy en / it Image:Slovenia.png Slovenia en / sl 
Image:Cyprus.png Cyprus en Image:Latvia.png Latvia en Image:Spain.png Spain en / es 
Image:Czech.png Czech Republic en / cs Image:Liechtenstein.png Liechtenstein en / de  Image:Sweden.png Sweden en
Image:Denmark.png Denmark en Image:Lithuania.png Lithuania en Image:Turkey.png Turkey en
Image:Estonia.png Estonia en / et  Image:Luxembourg.png Luxembourg en Image:Uk.png United Kingdom (England) en 
Image:Finland.png Finland en Image:Malta.png Malta en Image:Uk.png United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) en 
Image:France.png France en / fr Image:Netherland.png Netherlands en / nl  Image:Uk.png United Kingdom (Scotland) en
Image:Germany.png Germany en / de Image:Norway.png Norway en Image:Uk.png United Kingdom (Wales) en
Image:Germany.png Switzerland en / de / fr Image:Kroatien.png Croatia en  

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National System Overviews

National Education System Descriptions

Structures of Education and Training Systems
 
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Belgium
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Bulgaria
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Cyprus (Republic of-)
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Czech Republic
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Denmark
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Estonia
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Finland
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France
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Germany
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Greece
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Hungary
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Iceland
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Ireland
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Italy
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Latvia
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Liechtenstein
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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Malta
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Netherlands
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Norway
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Poland
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Portugal
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Romania
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Slovakia
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Slovenia
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Spain
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Sweden
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Turkey
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Country

National System Overviews

National Education System Descriptions

Structures of Education and Training Systems

 

Description of Eurybase publications

National System Overviews: This series gives a brief but effective overview of the education systems in 31 countries, from pre-primary level to higher education. Updated twice a year, it also provides information on ongoing reforms and debate in the field of education. The general structure of each National System Overview is similar so that the information concerned is readily comparable:

  1. Education population and language of instruction
  2. Administrative control and extent of public-sector funded education
  3. Pre-primary education
  4. Compulsory education
  5. Post-compulsory/upper secondary education and post-secondary level
  6. Higher education
  7. Special needs
  8. Teachers
  9. Ongoing reforms and topics of debate in education

National Education System Descriptions are highly detailed reports on education systems covered by the Eurydice Network. The reports are updated annually by the National Units in the Network, in English and often also in their national language. The reference year, which is clearly specified on the cover of each language version, may vary from one country to the next depending on the period required to collect the data for updates.
Each country description is structured into 11 subject-based chapters:

  1. Political, social and economic background and trends
  2. General organisation of the education system and administration of education
  3. Pre-primary education
  4. Primary education
  5. Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
  6. Tertiary education
  7. Continuing education and training for young school leavers and adults
  8. Teachers and education staff
  9. Evaluation of educational institutions and the education system
  10. Special education support
  11. The European and international dimension in education

A summary of relevant legislation, a list of institutions, a glossary and a bibliography round off the description of each education system.

Structures of Education and Training Systems is a series of national descriptions outlining all types and phases of learning. Therefore, these descriptions may be regarded as an important support to all those wishing to obtain complete and succinct information on one or more national education system(s). The general structure of each national description is similar to allow quick and easy comparison.
As from 2009/10, the descriptions are organised as follows:

Introduction: general policy context

  1. Initial education and training: organisation, funding and quality assurance
  2. Pre-primary education
  3. Primary education/Single structure education
  4. Secondary education/Upper secondary education
  5. Post-secondary non-tertiary education
  6. Tertiary education
  7. Continuing education and training

This initiative is a result of close collaboration between the Eurydice network, Cedefop (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) and the ETF (European Training Foundation). If you wish to obtain more detailed information on vocational education and training in Europe, please consult the Cedefop database.

TESE - Multilingual Thesaurus on Education Systems in Europe

- The thesaurus for education systems in Europe - 2009 edition

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