Rapid Reports Population and social conditions. EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY DURING THE EIGHTIES. 1992.1

Abstract

Fewer pupils and students, but tending to stay longer in the education system. During the eighties the number of pupils and students in the Community fell by about 3 million to slightly less than 72 million in 1989/90. However, a gradual decline in numbers throughout the decade masks contrasting trends in the various levels of education. On the one hand, there is a decrease due to a fall in the number of children starting school while, on the other, there is an increase due to a tendency to stay longer in education.