Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2004-2008) by country

Name: Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2004-2008)
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Countries reporting

Highest

65.8%

Denmark

Lowest

6.6%

Croatia

Median

33.8%

Years covered

2004–2008

Data points

210

What the numbers show

Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2004-2008) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 65.8% in Denmark; the lowest is 6.6% in Croatia.

The median across all reporting countries is 33.8%, and the mean is 32.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4): full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Denmark	65.8%	2008	—	flat
2	Netherlands	65.5%	2008	—	rising
2	Netherlands	65.5%	2008	—	rising
4	Switzerland	60.3%	2008	—	flat
5	Iceland	54.7%	2008	—	flat
6	Norway	52.2%	2008	—	rising
7	Germany	50.9%	2008	—	rising
8	Slovenia	50.3%	2008	—	rising
8	Slovenia	50.3%	2008	—	rising
10	Finland	50.2%	2008	—	flat
11	Sweden	41.4%	2008	—	falling
12	Poland	41.0%	2008	—	rising
12	Poland	41.0%	2008	—	rising
14	United Kingdom	40.6%	2008	—	falling
14	United Kingdom	40.6%	2008	—	falling
16	Austria	35.5%	2008	—	rising
17	Lithuania	35.3%	2008	—	rising
17	Lithuania	35.3%	2008	—	rising
19	Latvia	34.7%	2008	—	rising
19	Latvia	34.7%	2008	—	rising
21	Estonia	32.9%	2008	—	rising
21	Estonia	32.9%	2008	—	rising
23	France	29.7%	2008	—	rising
24	Ireland	27.1%	2008	—	rising
25	Spain	26.2%	2008	—	rising
26	Luxembourg	22.2%	2008	—	rising
27	Cyprus	21.9%	2008	—	rising
28	Belgium	15.6%	2008	—	falling
29	Malta	15.4%	2008	—	rising
30	Greece	15.1%	2008	—	rising
31	Bulgaria	14.7%	2008	—	rising
32	Czechia	14.4%	2008	—	rising
33	Italy	14.1%	2008	—	rising
34	Romania	12.1%	2008	—	rising
35	Portugal	11.9%	2008	—	flat
36	Slovakia	9.5%	2008	—	flat
36	Slovakia	9.5%	2008	—	flat
38	Hungary	8.9%	2008	—	falling
39	Croatia	6.6%	2008	—	rising
39	Croatia	6.6%	2008	—	rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 35.5%
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 35.1%

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Indicator: Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2004-2008)
Unit: Percentage
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 42 places, 210 data points, 2004–2008
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026