Eurydice publishes a report on recommended minimum instruction time in education

The recommendations cover instruction time across core subjects in full-time general compulsory education in 37 European countries participating in the Eurydice network.

Read the report on Recommended Annual Instruction Time in Full-time Compulsory Education in Europe – 2015/16

Reading, writing and literature, mathematics, natural sciences and foreign languages are recognised as core subjects in all European countries. But how much time do students spend on those subjects at school, and how much does this instruction time vary across countries. More...