Adult participation rate in education Europe 2020

Almost a third of adults in Sweden aged between 25 to 64 took part in formal education and training in 2020, the highest rate in Europe. Romania had the lowest rate of adults taking part in education or training at one percent.

Adult (25 to 64 years) participation rate in education and training in the previous four weeks in selected European countries in 2020

Characteristic	Partcipation rate
Switzerland	27.6%
Sweden	28.6%
Finland	27.3%
Denmark	20%
Iceland	20.3%
Norway	16.4%
Estonia	17.1%
Netherlands	18.8%
France	13%
Luxembourg	16.3%
Austria	11.7%
Ireland	11%
Slovenia	8.4%
Malta	11%
Spain	11%
Portugal	10%
Czechia	5.5%
Belgium	7.4%
Germany	7.7%
Italy	7.2%
Latvia	6.6%
Cyprus	4.7%
Lithuania	7.2%
Turkey	5.8%
Hungary	5.1%
Poland	3.7%
Greece	4.1%
Serbia	3.7%
Slovakia	2.8%
Montenegro	2.7%
Croatia	3.2%
Bulgaria	1.6%
North Macedonia	2.6%
Romania	1%

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Release date

February 2021

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

The participation rate in education and training covers participation in formal and non-formal education and training. The reference period for the participation in education and training is the four weeks prior to the interview. Participation rates in education and training for various age groups and by different breakdowns are presented. The data shown are calculated as annual averages of quarterly EU Labour Force Survey data (EU-LFS).

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