This Saturday, June 21, the summerthe preferred time by most Spaniards for a simple reason: the vacation. However, those who enjoy these days in which there are no concerns are the smallest of the house, because parents have to continue working until that period of days of disconnection arrives that, of course, is much smaller.
According to data published by the Eurydice network, Spain has one of the most extensive summer holidays in Europe In the school environment. Specifically, the students of our country enjoy between 12 and 13 weeks of summer vacationswhile the European average is around six to nine weeks.
It is only overcome by Italy and Bulgaria in the euro zone
As usual in this type of affairs, it is important to compare with our neighbors, where we see great differences. Regarding the territories of the euro zone that exceed us are Bulgaria and Italyfrom there all countries are governed by a lower holiday period than Spain in the academic level.
European countries with less summer vacations are Germany, Netherlands, Denmark and Englandwhich have six weeks vacation. On the other hand, there is the peculiar case of Francewhich has a little more and has Eight weeks of vacation Summer because his school calendar compensates him with more vacations throughout the course, like two weeks in autumn, two in winter and two in spring.
European map
In the average table we find countries such as Portugal, Macedonia, Latvia, Albania and Malta that count between 10 and 12 weeks of summer holidays. Finally, the aforementioned Italy and Bulgariabut above all the latter is the one that stands out with up to 16 weeks on vacation in many of its regions.
