Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 was 19.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 19.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 19.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2002.
That places Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 164th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.4% | — |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.4% | 14.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.0% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.0% | 19.7% | 6 |
More education data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 9.4% (2025)
- Participation rate in education and training 63.8% (2025)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 63.8% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 9.4% (2025)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by degree 63.8% (2025)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 63.8% (2025)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 20.7% (2025)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 20.7% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship 9.4% (2025)
- Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and educational 26,492 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 19.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 164th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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