European School Holidays Report
School holidays in Europe, 2026/27
2026/27 in numbers: 203 official school calendars in 26 EU countries, covering about 47.7 million pupils.
Every figure below is computed from the dates published by ministries and regional authorities, and links to the calendar it comes from.
The year at a glance
- Busiest week
- 28 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027: about 47.7 million pupils (100%) on a break. →
- Peak ski week
- The week of 15 Feb 2027: 47 of the 171 calendars with a winter break are off. →
- Longest Christmas break
Eskilstuna, Sweden: 19 Dec 2026 – 12 Jan 2027 (25 days in all)- Shortest Christmas break
West and centre (Ljubljana, Koper, Kranj), Slovenia: 25 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 (10 days in all)- First summer holidays (all pupils)
Lyceums and technical schools, Cyprus: 25 May 2027- Last summer holidays to start
Bavaria, Germany: 2 Aug 2027- Most school calendars
- Spain: 28 regional calendars
- Quiet school weeks
- 12 weeks between September and June with under 1% of pupils off
Most school days off (before summer)
- 45 days
- 42 days
- 41 days
- 41 days
- 41 days
French Community, Belgium
Zone A, FranceFewest school days off (before summer)
- 13 days
- 14 days
- 15 days
- 15 days
- 15 days
Basque Country, Spain
Tuscany, ItalyMethod
School days are Monday to Friday inside a published break, from September to the start of the summer holidays (summer lengths differ by how each country counts them). Pupil numbers: Eurostat 2023/24. Data checked 14 Oct 2026.
Journalists may quote and chart these figures with credit to NextBreak (nextbreak.app). The full data is free under CC BY 4.0 on the developers page.