The Eurobarometer is a program commissioned by the European Commission to monitor public opinion in the European Union member countries. Topics vary with each series, and have included agriculture, energy, environment, gender roles, immigration, knowledge of foreign languages, poverty, public health, technology, and other special topics.

Eurobarometer 81.3 covered topics including: education; education policy; vocational education; post-compulsory education; international politics and organizations; natural environment; natural resources and energy; plant and animal distribution; and environmental degradation, pollution and protection.