Education in Europe : Key Figures : 2020 3ème édition / Alexandra Farrugia, Emmanuelle Férard, Yann Fournier, Anne Gaudry-Lachet, Robert Rakocevic
Publication de la DEPP / Education in Europe key figures
Edité par Ministère de l'Education nationale, de la jeunesse et des sports. Paris ; Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur, de la recherche et de l'innovation - 2020
The book Education in Europe: key figures produced by the Directorate of Evaluation, Forecasting and Performance monitoring (DEPP) of the ministry in charge of education puts our school in perspective with regard to European education systems. The data collected are useful tools to identify our strengths and margins of progress. The publication is also intended to provide the future French presidency of the European 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 early years of learning, especially for the most vulnerable students. This is precisely the purpose of splitting classes (dédoublement des classes) in grades 1 and 2, which enables 340,000 pupils in France to better master fundamental 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’s strategy to bring schools into the digital age. This critical topic has increased resonance in the current period marked by the Covid-19 crisis.
Finally, taking into account the very particular context of its elaboration, this third edition proposes an analysis of the challenges of pedagogical continuity in Europe, thanks to a contribution from the Directorate for European and International Relations and Cooperation (DREIC).
This book shows us why it is so fundamental for European countries to invest in education today. The challenges related to youth employment and the efficiency of their training are clearly apparent: they are
also the ones that lead us today to transform our general, technological and vocational secondary education.
Beyond that, the book indicates the role that school plays in the health of young people, their relationship to citizenship and their openness to others.
In short, it is the idea of a Europe of values that underpins this DEPP publication, the idea of a school as the most powerful European investment for our collective progress.