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Video. EU cuts primary student-teacher ratio to 13.3

Updated: 10/09/2026 - 14:00 GMT+2

The EU had 23.2 million primary students in 2024, down 0.2% from 2023. Since 2014, numbers have risen by 2.9%, though trends vary widely: Luxembourg and Slovenia grew the most, while Poland, Croatia and Portugal saw major declines.

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