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European School Holidays Report

School holidays in Europe, 2027/28

2027/28 in numbers: 78 official school calendars in 15 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
27–31 Dec 2027: about 27.8 million pupils (58%) on a break. →
Peak ski week
The week of 31 Jan 2028: 20 of the 69 calendars with a winter break are off. →
Longest Christmas break
Hesse, Germany: 23 Dec 2027 – 11 Jan 2028 (20 days in all)
Shortest Christmas break
West Pomerania, Poland: 25–30 Mar 2027 (6 days in all)
First summer holidays (all pupils)
Espoo, Finland: 4 Jun 2028
Last summer holidays to start
Bavaria, Germany: 31 Jul 2028
Most school calendars
Spain: 28 regional calendars
Quiet school weeks
17 weeks between September and June with under 1% of pupils off

Most school days off (before summer)

  1. 45 days
  2. 42 days
  3. 42 days
  4. 42 days
  5. 41 days

Fewest school days off (before summer)

  1. 14 days
  2. 16 days
  3. 19 days
  4. 19 days
  5. 19 days

Method

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.

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