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 2024, at 37.5%. Bulgaria had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 14.7% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 13.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest37.5Sweden

Lowest1.8Bulgaria

Median14.727 EU countries

European Union (27)13.5History

All EU countries, 2024

%. 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	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Sweden	37.5	-1.3 pts
2	Denmark	31.2	+0.7 pts
3	Finland	29.1	+3 pts
4	Netherlands	26.5	+0.1 pts
5	Estonia	23.3	+0.1 pts
6	Slovenia	23.1	+3.2 pts
7	Malta	18.6	+2.2 pts
8	Austria	17.6	+0.5 pts
9	Luxembourg	17.4	+1.2 pts
10	Portugal	16.1	+2.8 pts
11	Spain	16	+0.2 pts
12	France Series break	15.1	+0.2 pts
13	Belgium Series break	14.9	+3.8 pts
14	Ireland Series break	14.7	+2.4 pts
15	Slovakia	12.8	+2.3 pts
16	Hungary	11.8	+2.3 pts
17	Cyprus	11.2	+0.3 pts
18	Latvia	11	+0.3 pts
19	Czechia	10.8	+0.9 pts
20	Italy	10.4	-1.2 pts
21	Poland	10	+1.3 pts
22	Lithuania	9.8	-0.9 pts
23	Germany Series break	9.3	+1.2 pts
24	Romania	8.9	+2.2 pts
25	Croatia	6.6	+0.2 pts
26	Greece Series break	4.4	+1 pts
27	Bulgaria Series break	1.8	+0.4 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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APA 7

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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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, 2024 [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=2024 (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 37.5% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Bulgaria, with 1.8% in 2024.

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.