Entrepreneurship education is prevalent in secondary schools throughout Europe. While numerous studies have explored the attitudes and experiences of students, teachers, and school leaders regarding entrepreneurship education, there has been limited focus on parents. This study aimed to fill that gap by examining parental attitudes toward entrepreneurship education in secondary schools. The research included 3518 parents from Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Italy, and Latvia, who were asked to express their views on ten statements related to entrepreneurship education. The findings indicated that parents generally held positive attitudes toward entrepreneurship education in secondary schools. There were notable cross-country differences in attitudes toward entrepreneurship education, and Finnish parents were most positive. Moreover, parents with entrepreneurial experience were more positive than parents with no intention of establishing an enterprise. Prior exposure to entrepreneurship education had some impact on attitudes, whereas gender, age, and educational level had no impact on attitudes toward entrepreneurship education.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship education, attitudes, parents, survey.