Eurydice - The information network on education in Europe
Eurybase
The database on education systems in Europe
Eurybase is a unique and highly detailed database on education systems covered by the Eurydice Network. Eurybase has been designed and is managed by the Eurydice European Unit (EEU).
To select a particular type of access, click on one of the three browsing modes shown in the menu on the left-hand side.
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Access via the contents page: you can perform a search on a chapter or sub-chapter for one or several countries. Select the one or more countries concerned and, where applicable, your preferred language (English or the national language). See the note below.
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Access by country: you can browse directly within a country description. Select the country and, where applicable, your preferred language (English or the national language).
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Access by keywords (search engine): you can perform a search on one or several terms, in the country descriptions of interest to you. This route refers users directly to the advanced search page of the search engine (see Frequently Asked Questions).
If you find no information concerning a given country using the other access routes, you are advised to try ‘access by country’
The description of education systems is 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 each language version of a description may vary from one country to the next depending on the period required to collect the data for updates. It may also vary from one language version to the next within a single country when that country’s description is being updated.
Each country description is structured into 11 subject-based chapters, in accordance with the common Guide to the Contents prepared by the EEU. A summary of relevant legislation, a list of institutions, a glossary and a bibliography round off the description of each education system.
Country descriptions are indexed by means of the TESE – The Thesaurus for Education Systems in Europe. For searches carried out using the thesaurus (‘combined search’ and ‘search via the TESE thesaurus' modes), see the following note.
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All country descriptions are available on the website in pdf format. Descriptions of education systems may also be accessed in html format as they are updated, and may thus be consulted via all three access routes. Those not yet updated may be accessed solely via ‘access by country'.
