EU regions (NUTS 2) by adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64
Hovedstaden had the highest adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64 of 235 regions in 2016, at 31.5%. Sud-Vest Oltenia had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 8.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2016 (%) | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hovedstaden Series break | 31.5 | -3.8 pts |
| 2 | Stockholm | 31.3 | 0 pts |
| 3 | Östra Mellansverige | 30.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 4 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 30.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 5 | Västsverige | 30.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 6 | Sydsverige | 30 | +0.5 pts |
| 7 | Midtjylland Series break | 28 | -2.4 pts |
| 8 | Åland | 27.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 9 | Övre Norrland | 27.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 10 | Småland med öarna | 27 | 0 pts |
| 11 | Sjælland Series break | 26.5 | -3.1 pts |
| 12 | Norra Mellansverige | 26.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 13 | Mellersta Norrland | 26 | -0.7 pts |
| 14 | Syddanmark Series break | 25.6 | -4.1 pts |
| 15 | Länsi-Suomi | 25 | +1.1 pts |
| 16 | Etelä-Suomi | 24.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 17 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 24.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 18 | Nordjylland Series break | 23.8 | -4.5 pts |
| 18 | Rhône-Alpes | 23.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 20 | Midi-Pyrénées | 22.8 | -1 pts |
| 21 | Bretagne | 21.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 22 | Limousin | 21.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 23 | Alsace | 20.9 | -1 pts |
| 24 | Groningen | 20.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 24 | Pays de la Loire | 20.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 26 | Auvergne | 20.4 | +2.9 pts |
| 27 | Aquitaine | 20.3 | +1 pts |
| 28 | Noord-Holland | 20.2 | 0 pts |
| 29 | Franche-Comté | 19.8 | +2.8 pts |
| 30 | Wien | 19.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 31 | Flevoland | 19.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 32 | Haute-Normandie | 18.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 33 | Lorraine | 18.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 33 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 18.4 | +1 pts |
| 35 | Gelderland | 18.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 36 | Centre - Val de Loire | 18.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 36 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 18.1 | +2.3 pts |
| 38 | Bourgogne | 18 | +0.9 pts |
| 39 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 17.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 40 | Overijssel | 17.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 41 | Noord-Brabant | 17.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 41 | Zeeland | 17.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 43 | Ile-de-France | 17.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 44 | Drenthe | 16.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 16.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 46 | Poitou-Charentes | 16.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 47 | Friesland (NL) | 16.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 48 | Basse-Normandie | 16 | -0.5 pts |
| 48 | Limburg (NL) | 16 | -1.1 pts |
| 50 | Champagne-Ardenne | 15.7 | +2.1 pts |
| 51 | Eesti | 15.3 | +3.4 pts |
| 52 | Vorarlberg | 14.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 53 | Tirol | 14.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 54 | Steiermark | 14.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 55 | Picardie | 13.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 55 | Salzburg | 13.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 57 | Oberösterreich | 13.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 58 | Niederösterreich | 13.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 59 | Zahodna Slovenija | 13 | -0.5 pts |
| 60 | La Réunion | 12.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 61 | Kärnten | 12 | -0.2 pts |
| 62 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 11.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 63 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 11.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 63 | Navarre | 11.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 65 | Basque Country | 11.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 65 | Gießen | 11.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 67 | Aragon | 11.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 68 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 11.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 69 | Hamburg | 10.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 70 | Burgenland | 10.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 70 | Community of Madrid | 10.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 70 | Moravskoslezsko | 10.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 70 | Valencian Community | 10.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 74 | Berlin | 10.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 75 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 10.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 76 | Dresden | 10.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 77 | Leipzig | 10.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 77 | Toscana | 10.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 77 | Umbria | 10.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 80 | Bremen | 10.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 80 | Ceuta Low reliability | 10.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 80 | Martinique | 10.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 80 | Region of Murcia | 10.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 80 | Stuttgart | 10.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 85 | Emilia-Romagna | 10 | +1.3 pts |
| 85 | Freiburg | 10 | +1.1 pts |
| 85 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 10 | -1.2 pts |
| 85 | Tübingen | 10 | +0.4 pts |
| 89 | Karlsruhe | 9.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 89 | Sardegna | 9.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 91 | La Rioja | 9.8 | 0 pts |
| 92 | Budapest | 9.6 | -1 pts |
| 92 | Castile and León | 9.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 92 | Jihovýchod | 9.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 92 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 9.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 96 | Darmstadt | 9.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 96 | Lombardia | 9.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 98 | Galicia | 9.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 98 | Liguria | 9.2 | +2 pts |
| 100 | Corse Low reliability | 9.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 100 | Extremadura | 9.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 100 | Guadeloupe | 9.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 100 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 9.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 104 | Cantabria | 9 | -1.7 pts |
| 104 | Jihozápad | 9 | +0.3 pts |
| 106 | Castilla-La Mancha | 8.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 106 | Kassel | 8.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 106 | Warszawski stołeczny Series break | 8.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 109 | Lazio | 8.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 109 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 8.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 111 | Andalusia | 8.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 111 | Balearic Islands | 8.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 111 | Braunschweig | 8.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 111 | Köln | 8.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 111 | Oberfranken | 8.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 111 | Praha | 8.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 117 | Marche | 8.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 118 | Arnsberg | 8.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 118 | Oberbayern | 8.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 118 | Veneto | 8.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 121 | Asturias | 8.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 121 | Canary Islands | 8.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 121 | Piemonte | 8.4 | +1 pts |
| 121 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 8.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 121 | Severovýchod | 8.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 121 | Střední Čechy | 8.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 121 | Thüringen | 8.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 121 | Trier | 8.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 121 | Unterfranken | 8.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 130 | Norte | 8.2 | 0 pts |
| 130 | Schleswig-Holstein | 8.2 | 0 pts |
| 132 | Algarve | 8 | +0.1 pts |
| 132 | Münster | 8 | +0.8 pts |
| 134 | Hannover | 7.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 134 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 7.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 134 | Severozápad | 7.9 | +1 pts |
| 137 | Malta | 7.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 137 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 7.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 139 | Basilicata | 7.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 139 | Chemnitz | 7.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 139 | Detmold | 7.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 142 | Düsseldorf | 7.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 142 | Koblenz | 7.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 142 | Közép-Dunántúl | 7.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 142 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 7.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 146 | Abruzzo | 7.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 146 | Catalonia | 7.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 146 | Melilla Low reliability | 7.4 | -2.3 pts |
| 149 | Guyane | 7.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 149 | Latvija | 7.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 151 | Bratislavský kraj | 7.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 151 | Mittelfranken | 7.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 151 | Střední Morava | 7.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 154 | Brandenburg | 7.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 154 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 7.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 156 | Eastern and Midland | 7 | -0.5 pts |
| 156 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 7 | +1.1 pts |
| 156 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 7 | +0.6 pts |
| 159 | Kýpros | 6.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 159 | Oberpfalz | 6.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 159 | Prov. Liège | 6.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 162 | Lüneburg | 6.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 162 | Molise | 6.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 164 | Észak-Alföld | 6.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 164 | Prov. Antwerpen | 6.3 | 0 pts |
| 164 | Puglia | 6.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 164 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 6.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 168 | Southern | 6.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 169 | Saarland | 6.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 169 | Schwaben | 6.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 171 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 6 | +0.1 pts |
| 172 | Attiki | 5.9 | +1 pts |
| 172 | Dél-Alföld | 5.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 172 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 5.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 172 | Sostinės regionas | 5.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 176 | Campania | 5.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 177 | Calabria | 5.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 178 | Pest | 5.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 179 | Niederbayern | 5.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 179 | Pomorskie Series break | 5.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 179 | Weser-Ems | 5.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 182 | Northern and Western | 5.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 183 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 5.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 184 | Sicilia | 5 | +0.3 pts |
| 185 | Grad Zagreb | 4.9 | |
| 186 | Dél-Dunántúl | 4.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 186 | Dytiki Makedonia | 4.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 188 | Ionia Nisia | 4.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 189 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 4.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 190 | Prov. Namur | 4.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 191 | Dolnośląskie Series break | 4.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 192 | Észak-Magyarország | 4.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 192 | Lubelskie Series break | 4.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 194 | Prov. Hainaut | 4.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 195 | Małopolskie Series break | 3.8 | 0 pts |
| 195 | Yugozapaden | 3.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 197 | Podlaskie Series break | 3.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 197 | Śląskie Series break | 3.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 199 | Dytiki Elláda | 3.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 200 | Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break | 3.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 201 | Kentriki Makedonia | 3.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 202 | Kriti | 3.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 203 | Świętokrzyskie Series break | 2.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 204 | Łódzkie Series break | 2.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 205 | Ipeiros | 2.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 205 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 2.7 | |
| 205 | Stredné Slovensko | 2.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 208 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 2.6 | 0 pts |
| 208 | Opolskie Low reliability | 2.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 208 | Zachodniopomorskie Series break | 2.6 | 0 pts |
| 211 | Lubuskie Low reliability | 2.5 | 0 pts |
| 211 | Západné Slovensko | 2.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 213 | Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break | 2.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 213 | Wielkopolskie Series break | 2.4 | 0 pts |
| 215 | Panonska Hrvatska | 2.3 | |
| 216 | Mazowiecki regionalny Series break | 2.2 | 0 pts |
| 217 | Podkarpackie Series break | 2 | +0.1 pts |
| 217 | Thessalia | 2 | -0.4 pts |
| 219 | Severoiztochen | 1.9 | 0 pts |
| 220 | Notio Aigaio Low reliability | 1.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 220 | Východné Slovensko | 1.8 | 0 pts |
| 222 | Peloponnisos | 1.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 222 | Vest | 1.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 222 | Yugoiztochen | 1.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 222 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 1.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 226 | Sud-Muntenia | 1.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 227 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 1.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 227 | Nord-Vest | 1.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 229 | Severen tsentralen Low reliability | 1.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 230 | Centru | 1.1 | 0 pts |
| 230 | Nord-Est | 1.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 232 | Severozapaden Low reliability | 1 | |
| 232 | Sterea Elláda Low reliability | 1 | 0 pts |
| 234 | Sud-Est Low reliability | 0.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 234 | Sud-Vest Oltenia Low reliability | 0.7 | -0.3 pts |
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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 regions are compared on one definition. 9 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
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Eurostat. Participation rate in education and training in the last 4 weeks by NUTS 2 region, 25 to 64 years (trng_lfse_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Participation rate in education and training in the last 4 weeks by NUTS 2 region, 25 to 64 years (trng_lfse_04) (EU regions (NUTS 2) by adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_04/default/table
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Participation rate in education and training in the last 4 weeks by NUTS 2 region, 25 to 64 years (trng_lfse_04), EU regions (NUTS 2) by adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-learning-participation-25-64/eu-regions?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Which region has the highest adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64?
Hovedstaden, with 31.5% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64?
Sud-Vest Oltenia, with 0.7% in 2016.
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 by NUTS 2 region, 25 to 64 years (trng_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 9 regions have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.