Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) was 49.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
49.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
49.1%
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. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 49.1% for participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% 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 49.1% 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 and training (last 4) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30.8% | — |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 30.8% | 37.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 36.5% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 44.4% | 49.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Netherlands 68.2% compare
- 1 Netherlands 68.2% compare
- 3 Denmark 62.6% compare
- 4 Norway 61.9% compare
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 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 49.1% 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 49.1% 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 13.9%. 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 size of the local unit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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