Brussels, 29/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - Eurydice, the information network on education in Europe, has published the sixth edition of its “Key Data on Education in Europe”, a study drafted in cooperation with the Statistical Office, Eurostat. The 2005 edition gives a vast panorama of the way educational systems work and the participation of young people at every level of education in 30 European countries (the 25 Member States, the 3 EFTA/EEA countries, Bulgaria and Romania). Some 153 indicators are divided into six thematic chapters: context, organisation, participation in teaching, resources, educational processes, diplomas and levels of qualification. The main trends shown by the report are that: - more and more children benefit from pre-primary education; - more and more students are enrolled in higher education; - the number of qualified people in scientific and technological sectors is increasing little by little; - the quality of school education is increasingly assessed; - in the new EU Member States, the organisation and the management of the educational systems are very close to those of the EU15; - and the inequalities in access to IT equipment and the internet in schools are diminishing. (The study is available online at the following address: http: : http://www.eurydice.org/Documents/cc/2005/en/FrameSet.htm ).