Participation rate in education and training in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Participation rate in education and training was 63.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
63.8%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
63.8%
in 2025
All-time low
50.0%
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Participation rate in education and training in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 63.8% for participation rate in education and training in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 63.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50.0% | — |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 62.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 50.0% | 55.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 55.8% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 62.0% | 63.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Luxembourg 75.7% compare
- 2 Slovenia 73.8% compare
- 2 Slovenia 73.8% compare
- 4 Netherlands 70.4% compare
- 4 Netherlands 70.4% compare
More education data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 19.7% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 9.4% (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 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Participation rate in education and training in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 63.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for participation rate in education and training?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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