Participation rate of employees in education … occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Participation rate of employees in education … occupation was 48.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
48.9
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
48.9
in 2025
All-time low
30.8
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 48.9, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 48.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.8, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Participation rate of employees in education … occupation in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30.8 | — |
| 2005 | 32.9 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 33.2 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 34.6 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 35.5 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 37.3 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 36.3 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 37.7 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 39.1 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 42.6 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 43.1 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 43.2 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 43 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 43.8 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 44.1 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 44.8 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 44.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.7 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 47.7 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 48.1 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 48.2 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 48.9 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.05 | 30.8 | 37.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 41.77 | 36.3 | 44.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4 | 44.8 | 48.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Netherlands 69.8 compare
- 1 Netherlands 69.8 compare
- 3 Denmark 62.6 compare
- 4 Norway 61.5 compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 48.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8 in 2004.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4)?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 of employees in education and training (last 4 weeks) by occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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