Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type of training and labour status by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
42.3
Sweden
Lowest
10.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
18.7
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
1,015
What the numbers show
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type of training and labour status is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 42.3 in Sweden; the lowest is 10.7 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.7, and the mean is 21.14.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 83.0%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 21.3%).
Participation rate in education and training … labour status type: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 42.3 | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 36.7 | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 3 | Iceland | 32.1 | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 3 | Finland | 32.1 | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 31.9 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 31.9 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 29.9 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 8 | Slovenia | 28.5 | 2025 | up 47.7% | flat |
| 8 | Slovenia | 28.5 | 2025 | up 47.7% | flat |
| 10 | Estonia | 28 | 2025 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 28 | 2025 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 27.8 | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 13 | Belgium | 25.8 | 2025 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 24.8 | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 15 | Ireland | 24.1 | 2025 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 16 | France | 23.6 | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 17 | Malta | 23.2 | 2025 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 22.9 | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 22.6 | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 21.1 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 20.3 | 2019 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 20.3 | 2019 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 19.4 | 2025 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 24 | Slovakia | 18.7 | 2025 | up 50.8% | flat |
| 24 | Slovakia | 18.7 | 2025 | up 50.8% | flat |
| 26 | Italy | 18.5 | 2025 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 18.3 | 2025 | up 39.7% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 18.3 | 2025 | up 39.7% | falling |
| 29 | Hungary | 17.3 | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 17.2 | 2025 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 16.7 | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 16.4 | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 16.4 | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 16.3 | 2025 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 16.3 | 2025 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 36 | Germany | 16.1 | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 37 | Türkiye | 14.6 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 14.3 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 39 | Croatia | 14.1 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 39 | Croatia | 14.1 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 14.1 | 2025 | up 46.9% | flat |
| 42 | Montenegro | 13.2 | 2020 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 43 | Serbia | 12.8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Serbia | 12.8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 11 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 11 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.7 | 2025 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.