Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by citizenship by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
75.7
Luxembourg
Lowest
45.9
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
62.2
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
791
What the numbers show
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by citizenship is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 75.7 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 45.9 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 62.2, and the mean is 61.99.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 36.7%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 12.1%).
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 75.7 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 2 | Slovenia | 73.8 | 2025 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 70.4 | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 69.6 | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 68.2 | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 67.5 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 67.2 | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 7 | Slovakia | 67.2 | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 67.1 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 66.8 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 66.6 | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 65.1 | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 64.7 | 2025 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 14 | Portugal | 64.4 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 64.1 | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 16 | Iceland | 63.5 | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 17 | Ireland | 63.3 | 2025 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 62.2 | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 61.9 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 61.4 | 2025 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 21 | France | 61.2 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 60.4 | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 60.4 | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 59.6 | 2025 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 59 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 26 | Malta | 58.6 | 2025 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 58.2 | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 28 | Romania | 58.1 | 2025 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.4 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 30 | Austria | 54.9 | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 53.9 | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 51.8 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 49.9 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 34 | Montenegro | 49.5 | 2020 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 45.9 | 2019 | down 2.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.