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Physical education in Europe

The primary aim of this study was to determine the total number of compulsory PE lessons per year of selected EU countries. The second aim was to determine some differences between certain EU countries. We used a descriptive statistics and Student t - test for dependent samples. Our analyses are indicating that France (1080 hours) and Hungary (1064 hours) have the highest total number of compulsory PE lessons per year with more than 1000 hours, while Ireland (398 hours), Turkey (408 hours) and Latvia (416 hours) have the lowest with approximately 400 hours per year. We also found some differences between the total countries sample. They also differ when looking at fixed (p = 0.00) and flexible (p = 0.00) PE lessons. It can be seen that the compulsory physical education in European Union is highly heterogeneous in terms of total annual number of PE lessons. There are some counties that have recognized the importance of PE and its relationship with children's health and overall wellness, but the vast majority of them didn't. We should continue to build a body of research, develop and implement high-quality PE programs with the aim to educate the people about the importance of PE. Only with a PE as the mandatory school subject with enough lessons per year we can contribute the health and wellbeing of the entire population, especially children.

physical education, health and wellness, European Union

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