EU regions (NUTS 2) by adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64

Sydsverige had the highest adult participation in education and training, ages 25 to 64 of 235 regions in 2018, at 32.9%. Sud-Est had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 8.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest32.9Sydsverige

Lowest0.7Sud-Est

Median8.9235 regions

European Union (27)10.7History

Top 40 regions, 2018

%. Source: Eurostat, 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.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2018 (%)	Change on 2017
1	Sydsverige Series break	32.9	+1.3 pts
2	Stockholm Series break	32.3	+0.7 pts
3	Helsinki-Uusimaa	32.2	+1.8 pts
4	Östra Mellansverige Series break	32	+1.2 pts
4	Västsverige Series break	32	+0.7 pts
6	Småland med öarna Series break	30.1	+2.2 pts
7	Övre Norrland Series break	29.4	+1.9 pts
8	Norra Mellansverige Series break	27.7	-0.1 pts
9	Länsi-Suomi	27.6	+1.2 pts
10	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	26.9	+1.5 pts
11	Hovedstaden	26.7	-4 pts
12	Midi-Pyrénées	26.6	+2.8 pts
13	Mellersta Norrland Series break	26.1	-1.1 pts
14	Etelä-Suomi	25.4	-0.7 pts
15	Åland Low reliability	24.4	-0.1 pts
16	Rhône-Alpes	24.2	-0.4 pts
17	Midtjylland	23.3	-3 pts
18	Groningen	21.8	+0.3 pts
19	Sjælland	21.4	-2.9 pts
20	Bretagne	21.3	+0.8 pts
20	Syddanmark	21.3	-3.5 pts
22	Nordjylland	21.2	-2.7 pts
23	Wien	20.4	-0.4 pts
24	Noord-Holland	20.2	-0.2 pts
25	Pays de la Loire	20.1	-1.5 pts
26	Aquitaine	20	-0.2 pts
27	Bourgogne	19.5	+2.2 pts
28	Eesti	19.3	+2.5 pts
28	Limousin	19.3	-1 pts
30	Gelderland	19.1	-0.1 pts
31	Friesland (NL)	19	+2.6 pts
32	Basse-Normandie	18.9	+3 pts
33	Alsace	18.6	+0.8 pts
34	Poitou-Charentes	18.5	+0.2 pts
35	Flevoland	18.4	-0.7 pts
36	Centre - Val de Loire	18.3	-0.1 pts
37	Languedoc-Roussillon	18.1	-1.1 pts
37	Lorraine	18.1	+1.2 pts
39	Champagne-Ardenne	18	+2.1 pts
39	Luxembourg	18	+0.8 pts
41	Overijssel	17.9	-0.1 pts
42	Noord-Brabant	17.8	-0.1 pts
43	Nord-Pas de Calais	17.4	-0.3 pts
44	Auvergne	17.3	-1.5 pts
44	Ile-de-France	17.3	-0.7 pts
46	Zeeland	16.8	+1.6 pts
47	Limburg (NL)	16.3	-0.7 pts
48	Haute-Normandie	16.1	-0.9 pts
49	Franche-Comté	15.9	-1.9 pts
50	Drenthe	15.8	-0.4 pts
51	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	15.3	-0.9 pts
52	Tirol	14.8	-0.3 pts
53	Melilla	14.3	+2.1 pts
53	Vorarlberg	14.3	-0.9 pts
55	Steiermark	14.2	-0.9 pts
56	Eastern and Midland	14	+4.2 pts
57	Warszawski stołeczny Series break	13.9	+4.7 pts
58	Niederösterreich	13.7	-0.6 pts
59	Kärnten	13.3	+0.1 pts
60	Oberösterreich	13.2	-1 pts
61	Salzburg	12.9	-1.3 pts
62	Basque Country	12.7	-0.5 pts
63	Picardie	12.6	0 pts
64	Gießen	12.5	+0.6 pts
64	Valencian Community	12.5	+0.9 pts
66	Zahodna Slovenija	12.4	-1.2 pts
67	Navarre	12.2	+1 pts
67	Praha	12.2	+0.9 pts
67	Region of Murcia	12.2	+0.7 pts
70	Aragon	12.1	0 pts
70	Community of Madrid	12.1	+0.6 pts
72	Provincia Autonoma di Trento Series break	11.7	+0.3 pts
72	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	11.7	-0.9 pts
74	Cantabria	11.6	+0.9 pts
75	Friuli-Venezia Giulia Series break	11.3	+0.8 pts
75	Southern	11.3	+2.8 pts
77	Burgenland	11	-0.5 pts
77	Emilia-Romagna Series break	11	+1 pts
79	Malta	10.9	+0.3 pts
80	Martinique	10.8	+1.3 pts
81	Hamburg	10.7	+0.3 pts
81	La Réunion	10.7	-0.5 pts
81	La Rioja	10.7	+0.9 pts
84	Vzhodna Slovenija	10.5	-0.1 pts
85	Castile and León	10.4	+0.6 pts
85	Galicia	10.4	+1 pts
85	Northern and Western	10.4	+2.9 pts
88	Bremen	10.2	+0.4 pts
88	Extremadura	10.2	+0.9 pts
88	Leipzig	10.2	+0.5 pts
88	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen Series break	10.2	+0.1 pts
92	Balearic Islands	10.1	+1.5 pts
93	Canary Islands	10	+0.8 pts
93	Toscana Series break	10	+1 pts
95	Berlin	9.9	-0.9 pts
96	Veneto Series break	9.8	+0.7 pts
97	Braunschweig	9.5	-0.3 pts
97	Budapest Series break	9.5	+0.4 pts
97	Dresden	9.5	-0.5 pts
97	Jihovýchod	9.5	-0.8 pts
101	Freiburg	9.4	+0.3 pts
101	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	9.4	-0.8 pts
103	Karlsruhe	9.3	-0.3 pts
103	Kassel	9.3	+0.7 pts
103	Prov. Brabant wallon	9.3	-0.3 pts
103	Umbria Series break	9.3	+0.3 pts
107	Ceuta Low reliability	9.2	-0.5 pts
107	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	9.2	-0.5 pts
107	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	9.2	+0.5 pts
110	Castilla-La Mancha	9.1	-0.1 pts
110	Liguria Series break	9.1	-0.2 pts
110	Lombardia Series break	9.1	+0.4 pts
110	Região Autónoma da Madeira	9.1	+1.2 pts
110	Tübingen	9.1	-0.4 pts
115	Andalusia	9	+0.4 pts
115	Norte	9	+0.5 pts
115	Severovýchod	9	-0.9 pts
118	Moravskoslezsko	8.9	-2.3 pts
118	Stuttgart	8.9	-0.5 pts
120	Catalonia	8.8	+1.1 pts
120	Unterfranken	8.8	+0.2 pts
122	Algarve	8.7	+0.1 pts
122	Darmstadt	8.7	-0.8 pts
124	Asturias	8.6	-0.4 pts
124	Oberbayern	8.6	+0.1 pts
124	Prov. Namur	8.6	+0.2 pts
127	Arnsberg	8.5	0 pts
127	Hannover	8.5	+0.5 pts
127	Sardegna Series break	8.5	0 pts
127	Střední Morava	8.5	-1.5 pts
127	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste Series break	8.5	+0.3 pts
132	Piemonte Series break	8.4	+0.5 pts
132	Prov. Limburg (BE)	8.4	0 pts
132	Schleswig-Holstein	8.4	-0.1 pts
132	Thüringen	8.4	-0.2 pts
136	Köln	8.3	-0.3 pts
137	Lazio Series break	8.2	-0.8 pts
137	Prov. Antwerpen	8.2	+0.9 pts
137	Prov. Liège	8.2	+1.2 pts
140	Münster	8.1	0 pts
140	Oberfranken	8.1	-0.2 pts
140	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	8.1	-0.1 pts
143	Marche Series break	7.9	+0.5 pts
143	Saarland	7.9	+0.3 pts
145	Basilicata Series break	7.8	+0.6 pts
145	Molise Series break	7.8	+0.7 pts
147	Guyane	7.7	-0.2 pts
148	Koblenz	7.6	+0.2 pts
148	Trier	7.6	-0.1 pts
150	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	7.5	+0.4 pts
151	Bratislavský kraj	7.4	+1.6 pts
152	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	7.3	-1.1 pts
153	Sachsen-Anhalt	7.2	0 pts
153	Sostinės regionas	7.2	+1.4 pts
155	Detmold	7.1	-0.5 pts
155	Düsseldorf	7.1	-0.2 pts
155	Jihozápad	7.1	-3.2 pts
155	Pomorskie Series break	7.1	+1.8 pts
159	Abruzzo Series break	6.8	+0.7 pts
159	Dél-Alföld Series break	6.8	+0.6 pts
161	Attiki	6.7	+0.1 pts
161	Chemnitz	6.7	-0.3 pts
161	Kýpros	6.7	-0.2 pts
161	Latvija	6.7	-0.8 pts
161	Małopolskie Series break	6.7	+0.9 pts
161	Mittelfranken	6.7	-0.6 pts
167	Lubelskie Series break	6.6	+2.3 pts
168	Oberpfalz	6.5	-0.5 pts
169	Guadeloupe	6.4	-1.1 pts
169	Schwaben	6.4	0 pts
169	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	6.4	+0.5 pts
172	Brandenburg	6.3	-0.3 pts
173	Észak-Alföld Series break	6.2	-0.6 pts
173	Střední Čechy	6.2	-1.8 pts
175	Dolnośląskie Series break	6.1	+2.8 pts
175	Śląskie Series break	6.1	+1.6 pts
177	Corse Low reliability	5.9	-2.1 pts
177	Severozápad	5.9	-0.9 pts
179	Campania Series break	5.7	-0.6 pts
179	Lüneburg	5.7	-1.2 pts
181	Niederbayern	5.6	+0.3 pts
181	Região Autónoma dos Açores	5.6	-0.2 pts
181	Weser-Ems	5.6	-0.5 pts
184	Grad Zagreb	5.4	+1.2 pts
184	Pest Series break	5.4	-0.7 pts
184	Puglia Series break	5.4	+0.1 pts
187	Calabria Series break	5.3	-0.7 pts
187	Podlaskie Series break	5.3	+1.9 pts
187	Prov. Hainaut	5.3	+0.5 pts
190	Sicilia Series break	5.2	+0.1 pts
191	Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break	4.7	+0.9 pts
191	Łódzkie Series break	4.7	+1.9 pts
193	Közép-Dunántúl Series break	4.6	-0.4 pts
194	Yugozapaden	4.5	+0.5 pts
195	Észak-Magyarország Series break	4.4	+0.2 pts
195	Nyugat-Dunántúl Series break	4.4	-0.3 pts
195	Zachodniopomorskie Series break	4.4	+1.6 pts
198	Dél-Dunántúl Series break	4.3	-0.5 pts
198	Dytiki Makedonia	4.3	-0.9 pts
200	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	4.2	-1.4 pts
200	Wielkopolskie Series break	4.2	+1.4 pts
202	Dytiki Elláda	4	+0.5 pts
202	Ionia Nisia	4	+1.5 pts
202	Voreio Aigaio	4	+0.3 pts
205	Kentriki Makedonia	3.8	-0.2 pts
205	Lubuskie Series break	3.8	+1.7 pts
205	Opolskie Series break	3.8	+0.5 pts
208	Podkarpackie Series break	3.6	+1.5 pts
208	Stredné Slovensko	3.6	+1 pts
210	Kriti	3.5	-0.3 pts
210	Východné Slovensko	3.5	+0.2 pts
212	Západné Slovensko	3.4	+0.2 pts
213	Świętokrzyskie Series break	3.3	+0.4 pts
213	Thessalia	3.3	+0.8 pts
213	Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break	3.3	+0.9 pts
216	Notio Aigaio	3.2	+1.7 pts
217	Mazowiecki regionalny Series break	2.5	+0.6 pts
218	Jadranska Hrvatska	2.3	+0.5 pts
218	Sjeverna Hrvatska Low reliability	2.3	0 pts
220	Ipeiros Low reliability	2	+0.1 pts
221	Yugoiztochen	1.9	+0.1 pts
222	Panonska Hrvatska Low reliability	1.7	+0.2 pts
222	Severen tsentralen	1.7	-0.1 pts
224	Yuzhen tsentralen	1.6	+0.2 pts
225	Peloponnisos	1.5	-0.2 pts
226	Bucureşti-Ilfov	1.4	+0.1 pts
226	Severoiztochen	1.4	0 pts
228	Severozapaden Low reliability	1.3	+0.1 pts
228	Sterea Elláda	1.3	-0.1 pts
230	Sud-Muntenia	1.2	-0.2 pts
230	Vest	1.2	+0.1 pts
232	Nord-Est	0.9	-0.2 pts
233	Centru Low reliability	0.7	-0.4 pts
233	Nord-Vest Low reliability	0.7	-0.4 pts
233	Sud-Est Low reliability	0.7	+0.1 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 2018 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.

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{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, 2018}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}

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

Sydsverige, with 32.9% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Sud-Est, with 0.7% in 2018.

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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 2018 and are not ranked.