Ad hoc reports and other publications

This ad hoc report aims to investigate the underlying causes of university dropout across the European Union and to evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies designed to address this challenge.

This ad hoc report examines effective measures to increase the participation of vulnerable children in ECEC and includes a specific focus on children under 3 years of age.

This report identifies potential contributing factors, assesses the quality of the underlying evidence, and proposes directions for future policy and practice to address decline in basic skills among primary and secondary school students.

This ad hoc report explores which policies are focused on improving access, progression and completion for all learners, in order to enhance equity and inclusion in higher education.

This ad hoc report explores the pathways of absenteeism and early leaving from education and training (ELET), identifying at-risk groups as well as the preventive measures and interventions adopted in the European context.

This report aims to understand the factors that support the effective design and implementation policies to integrate key competences into the curriculum using recent examples from four European countries: Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Portugal.

This literature review explores the relationship between screen time and academic achievement in children and adolescents.

This document provides a summary of important themes and issues to inspire future European Commission’s work in the field of economics of education and training. It highlights published research and foresight studies between July and December 2024.

This document presents the most relevant topics in education research globally (with a higher representation of Europe and the US) in the first half a year (January – June 2024).