Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type was 20.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.7%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
20.7%
in 2025
All-time low
15.6%
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 20.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 20.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.6% | — |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.6% | 16.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 17.3% | 20.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 20.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2004.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type of training and labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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