| Countries | Schoolopeningdate | Protective measures after opening of primary and secondary schools |
| Greece | 14/09/2020 | Use of mask in all school areas. Use of antiseptics. Different breaks. |
| Spain | Some schools open since 07/09/2020 | Keeping distance (at least 1.5 m), school facilities are disinfected at least once a day, while toilets are cleaned three times a day. |
| France | 01/09/2020 | Teachers and students over the age of 11 should wear masks in all areas, unless a minimum distance of 1m is kept. |
| Belgium | 01/09/2020 | Use of mask over the age of 12. |
| Denmark | 10/10/2020 | 10 - 12 students in each classroom who keep a distance of 2 m from each other and must wash their hands every hour and a half, while the use of mask is not mandatory. |
| Britain | First week of September | Use of mask by all students. |
| Italy | 14/10/2020 | Use of mask is mandatory upon arrival at and departure from school, but not in the classroom, if the appropriate distance is kept. 40.000 extra teachers were hired and schools were provided with single desks to ensure distance. |
| The Netherlands | 10/08/2020 | Students are not required to keep distance. Some schools require older students to wear masks in the hallways due to lack of space. Older students keep distance (1.5 m) from teachers |
| Germany | 07/08/2020 | Use of mask for students over 15 years of age. North Rhine-Westphalia is so far the only state making the use of mask compulsory in schools, while students in states such as Berlin should only wear it outside the classroom. |
| Poland | 01/09/2020 | Authorities do not impose the use of mask neither have they reduced the number of students in classrooms, children are asked instead to wash their hands often and to avoid gathering in large groups. |
| Sweden | 20/08/2020 | Masks are not mandatory and each school is responsible for enforcing the regulation. |