Homeschooling is legal but highly regulated in Europe. It is legal in Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Lusembourg, Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic (until the age of 12 years), Hungary, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, San Marino, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Andora and Sweden.

It is banned in Germany, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania. In the Netherlands and Greece it is semi-legal but virtually impossible.