Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by labour status by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
75.7%
Luxembourg
Lowest
34.1%
Türkiye
Median
62.2%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,121
What the numbers show
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by labour status is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 75.7% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 34.1% in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 62.2%, and the mean is 61.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 36.7%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 15.4%).
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by labour: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 75.7% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 73.8% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 73.8% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 70.4% | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 70.4% | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 69.6% | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 68.2% | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 67.5% | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 67.2% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 9 | Slovakia | 67.2% | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 9 | Slovakia | 67.2% | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 67.1% | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 66.8% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 66.6% | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 65.1% | 2025 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 16 | Finland | 64.7% | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 64.4% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 64.1% | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 18 | Poland | 64.1% | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 20 | Iceland | 63.5% | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 63.3% | 2025 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 62.2% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 62.2% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 61.9% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 25 | Switzerland | 61.4% | 2025 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 26 | France | 61.2% | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 60.4% | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 60.4% | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 60.4% | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 59.6% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 59.0% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 59.0% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 58.6% | 2025 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 58.2% | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 35 | Romania | 58.1% | 2025 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.4% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 54.9% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 53.9% | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 38 | Lithuania | 53.9% | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 40 | Cyprus | 51.8% | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 49.9% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 42 | Montenegro | 49.5% | 2020 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 45.9% | 2019 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 45.9% | 2019 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 45 | Türkiye | 34.1% | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.