Education in Europe

Résumé éditeur

The book Education in Europe: key figures produced by the Directorate of Evaluation, Forecasting andPerformance monitoring (DEPP) of the ministry in charge of education puts our school in perspectivewith regard to European education systems. The data collected are useful tools to identify our strengthsand margins of progress. The publication is also intended to provide the future French presidency of theEuropean Union with an overview of the different education systems in our countries.The latest data from the OECD's PISA assessments confirm the importance of investing heavily in the earlyyears of learning, especially for the most vulnerable students. This is precisely the purpose of splittingclasses (dédoublement des classes) in grades 1 and 2, which enables 340,000 pupils in France to better masterfundamental knowledge (reading, writing, arithmetic and respect for others).The IEA's ICILS assessment highlights issues related to the digital skills of youth and validates the Ministry'sstrategy to bring schools into the digital age. This critical topic has increased resonance in the current periodmarked by the Covid-19 crisis.