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 2023, at 38.8%. Bulgaria had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 12.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest38.8Sweden

Lowest1.4Bulgaria

Median11.627 EU countries

European Union (27)12.8History

All EU countries, 2023

%. 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	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Sweden	38.8	+2.6 pts
2	Denmark	30.5	+2.6 pts
3	Netherlands	26.4	0 pts
4	Finland	26.1	+0.9 pts
5	Estonia	23.2	+2.1 pts
6	Slovenia Series break	19.9	-2.4 pts
7	Austria	17.1	+1.3 pts
8	Malta	16.4	+3.4 pts
9	Luxembourg	16.2	-1.9 pts
10	Spain	15.8	+0.6 pts
11	France	14.9	+1.6 pts
12	Portugal	13.3	-0.1 pts
13	Ireland	12.3	+0.5 pts
14	Italy	11.6	+2 pts
15	Belgium	11.1	+0.8 pts
16	Cyprus	10.9	+0.4 pts
17	Latvia	10.7	+1 pts
17	Lithuania	10.7	+2.2 pts
19	Slovakia	10.5	-2.3 pts
20	Czechia	9.9	+0.5 pts
21	Hungary	9.5	+1.5 pts
22	Poland	8.7	+0.9 pts
23	Germany	8.1	0 pts
24	Romania	6.7	+1.3 pts
25	Croatia	6.4	+1.5 pts
26	Greece	3.4	-0.1 pts
27	Bulgaria	1.4	-0.2 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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_01/default/table

MLA 9

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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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, 2023 [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=2023 (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 38.8% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Bulgaria, with 1.4% in 2023.

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.