Home education is possible. In The Netherlands , children go to school for fourteen years startting at age five and optionally at age four. Parents have the duty to register a child at school and make him attend regularly. In Norway , children who do not attend school must receive a corresponding education and have to be registered at the local school. In Portugal , children go to school for twelve years startting at age six.
Home education is permitted.
Sometimes it is monitored on a local level. The child should be registered with the local school as being home educated. In Spain , children go to school for twelve years starting at age six. Home schooling is possible for children who would not normally be able to attend school. In Sweden , children attend school for nine years, starting at age seven, however They can start at age six, at a preschool.