EU countries by adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64

Sweden had the highest adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64 of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 28.6%. Romania had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 7.7% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 9.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest28.6Sweden

Lowest1Romania

Median7.727 EU countries

European Union (27)9.1History

All EU countries, 2020

%. Source: Eurostat, Participation rate in education and training in the last 4 weeks, 25 to 64 years (trng_lfse_01). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2020 (%)	Change on 2019
1	Sweden	28.6	-5.7 pts
2	Finland	27.3	-1.7 pts
3	Denmark	20	-5.3 pts
4	Netherlands	18.8	-0.7 pts
5	Estonia	16.6	-3 pts
6	Luxembourg	16.3	-2.8 pts
7	France	13	-6.5 pts
8	Austria	11.7	-3 pts
9	Ireland	11	-1.6 pts
9	Spain	11	+0.4 pts
11	Malta	10.8	-1 pts
12	Portugal	9.9	-0.6 pts
13	Slovenia	8.4	-2.8 pts
14	Germany Series break	7.7	-0.5 pts
15	Belgium	7.4	-0.8 pts
16	Lithuania	7.2	+0.2 pts
17	Italy	7.1	-1 pts
18	Latvia	6.6	-0.8 pts
19	Czechia	5.5	-2.6 pts
20	Hungary	5	-0.8 pts
21	Cyprus	4.6	-1.2 pts
22	Greece	4.1	+0.2 pts
23	Poland	3.8	-1.1 pts
24	Croatia	3.2	-0.3 pts
25	Slovakia	2.8	-0.8 pts
26	Bulgaria	1.5	-0.3 pts
27	Romania	1	-0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Participation rate in education and training in the last 4 weeks, 25 to 64 years (trng_lfse_01). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_01/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Participation rate in education and training in the last 4 weeks, 25 to 64 years (trng_lfse_01) (EU countries by adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_01/default/table

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Participation rate in education and training in the last 4 weeks, 25 to 64 years (trng_lfse_01), EU countries by adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64, 2020. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_01/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-learning-participation-25-64/eu-countries?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Participation rate in education and training in the last 4 weeks, 25 to 64 years (trng_lfse_01). EU countries by adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_01/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-learning-participation-25-64/eu-countries?period=2020.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Participation rate in education and training in the last 4 weeks, 25 to 64 years (trng_lfse_01), EU countries by adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_01/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-learning-participation-25-64/eu-countries?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64?

Sweden, with 28.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64?

Romania, with 1% in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Participation rate in education and training in the last 4 weeks, 25 to 64 years (trng_lfse_01). Retrieved 2026-10-12.