Education corner

Education corner — for teachers and students

Introduction

Picture of a classroom

Do you use statistics when you teach? Or are you a student wanting to understand more about statistics? Then the Education corner is the right place for you!

The Education corner provides tools and explanations which make statistics easier to grasp.

The Education corner can be used by teachers looking for material to be used in the classroom when teaching statistics, geography, social science, etc. It can also be used directly by students for an easier understanding of statistics.

Our tools are either produced by Eurostat or are created and translated by the National Statistical Offices.

Tools

Icon © FauzIDEA / Shutterstock.com

Videos for teachers and students

Here you can find videos for teachers and students presenting different statistical topics and tools from Eurostat to use in the classroom.

Statistics4beginners

This section of Statistics Explained presents articles describing statistical topics and concepts in an easy way, including illustrations and animations.

Interactive publications

Our range of different interactive publications offers easy and short texts as well as interactive visualisations, illustrations, maps and animations on a variety of topics.

Visualisations and tools

Want to have some fun? Then our visualisation tools are for you! See how you or your country compare to others or test your knowledge using our quiz.

For gameboys & gamegirls: discover games explaining statistics which have been developed by Eurostat and some statistical offices of the European Union.

For more advanced users

e-Learning tool

Need help to better understand statistical concepts? This online tool, originally created by the German statistical office, provides explanations, animations and exercises.

Statistical educational portal

Explanations on more statistical concepts as well as exercises can also be found in this tool, created by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (available in English and Croatian).

Explore Further

Videos on regional statistics

Watch and learn about regional statistics.

European Masters in official statistics (EMOS)

Find out more about the EMOS programme on post-graduate education in the area of official statistics.

European Statistics Competition (ESC)

Join the statistical literacy contest organised by Eurostat and volunteering National Statistical Institutes.