Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4 weeks) by size of the local unit by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
68.2
Netherlands
Lowest
3.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
37
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
1,016
What the numbers show
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4 weeks) by size of the local unit is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 68.2 in Netherlands; the lowest is 3.3 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 37, and the mean is 39.27.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 223.3%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 17.8%).
Participation rate of employees in education and training … size: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 68.2 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 68.2 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 62.6 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 4 | Norway | 61.9 | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 61.3 | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Finland | 59.8 | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 59.5 | 2025 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 8 | Slovenia | 57.3 | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 57.3 | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 55.3 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 55.2 | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 54.2 | 2025 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 13 | Malta | 51.2 | 2025 | up 143.8% | rising |
| 14 | France | 50 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 49.7 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 48.7 | 2025 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 48.7 | 2025 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 45.8 | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 45.2 | 2025 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 44.7 | 2025 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 44.7 | 2025 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 40.5 | 2025 | up 154.7% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 37 | 2025 | up 44.5% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 37 | 2025 | up 44.5% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 35.2 | 2025 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 34.6 | 2019 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 34.6 | 2019 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 33.3 | 2025 | up 223.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovakia | 33.3 | 2025 | up 223.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Lithuania | 32.7 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 32.7 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 32.4 | 2025 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 31.6 | 2025 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 34 | Cyprus | 30.4 | 2025 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 29.1 | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 26.7 | 2025 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 37 | Türkiye | 26.4 | 2025 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 24.4 | 2025 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 24.4 | 2025 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 21.2 | 2025 | up 221.2% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 19.9 | 2025 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 42 | Croatia | 16.4 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 42 | Croatia | 16.4 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 14.7 | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 14.7 | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 46 | Montenegro | 13.4 | 2020 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.3 | 2025 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.