Back to school with education resources

New year, new opportunities to learn new skills and acquire fresh knowledge. Get off to a great start of the year with Eurostat's education corner, providing you the best educational resources about statistics.

The education corner is the place to go for young people, students, teachers and anyone interested in using statistics in their studies or work or for easy fact-checking.

A highlight within Eurostat's offer is the European Statistics Competition. This annual contest challenges students to engage deeply with statistical data, fostering essential analytical skills and teamwork as they tackle complex problems. The best participants of the national phase compete in the European phase where they create a short explainer video. In 2026, the topic of the video will be the statistical portrait of a country and its people.

If you are looking for materials to prepare for the competition or simply learn about statistics, explore our Statistics 4 beginners section, where you will find essential statistical indicators and concepts on topics such as population, inflation and GDP. To complement this, our resources by language page offers educational tools in your language provided by national statistical offices from across Europe.

Furthermore, in the interactive publications and data visualisation tools, you can compare countries and play around with the data. Similarly, the latest editions of the Key figures publications include the main findings of a topic with illustrations, graphics and short texts.

This article marks International Day of Education, celebrated on 24 January.