Adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64
People aged 25 to 64 who took part in formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64 (EU Labour Force Survey).
The four-week window gives much lower rates than the twelve-month measure of the Adult Education Survey, which the EU uses for its 2030 adult learning target.
Key facts
- Adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64 in the European Union (27) was 13.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Sweden had the highest adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64 of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 38.2%, and Greece the lowest, at 5.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 272 places, with figures from 2000 to 2025.
Rankings
- EU countries
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)
EU countries by adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64, 2025
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Estonia
- Ireland
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
Regions and states
- Ile-de-France
- Lombardia
- Andalusia
- Catalonia
- Community of Madrid
- Rhône-Alpes
- Lazio
- Campania
- Valencian Community
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- Wielkopolskie
- Lubuskie
- Zachodniopomorskie
- Darmstadt
- Köln
- Gießen
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"adult_learning_participation_25_64","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=adult_learning_participation_25_64&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)