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34 European countries compared for 2025, eu average 13.7 %. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

38.2 %

Sweden

EU average

13.7 %

27 member states

Median country

13.3 %

half above, half below

Range

1.8 to 38.2

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sweden

How to read it

Across 34 countries, the highest value is in Sweden (38.2 %) and the lowest in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.8 %).

Half of the countries are above 13.3 % and half below.

The EU average is 13.7 %; 17 of 34 countries are above it.

For the EU as a whole, the value rose from 7.8 % in 2006 to 13.7 % in 2025.

Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks)
Percentage · Total · From 25 to 64 years

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Adult learning over time

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Ranking of countries

2025

In chart
Sweden in chart	1	Sweden	38.2	+24.5
Denmark in chart	2	Denmark	31.0	+17.3
Finland in chart	3	Finland	28.1	+14.4
Iceland in chart	4	Iceland non-EU	27.3	+13.6
Switzerland in chart	5	Switzerland non-EU	26.3	+12.6
Netherlands in chart	6	Netherlands	25.9	+12.2
Estonia in chart	7	Estonia	23.8	+10.1
Slovenia in chart	8	Slovenia	22.8	+9.1
Norway in chart	9	Norway non-EU	21.5	+7.8
Malta in chart	10	Malta	19.7	+6.0
Belgium in chart	11	Belgium	18.0	+4.3
Luxembourg in chart	12	Luxembourg	17.4	+3.7
Portugal in chart	13	Portugal	16.9	+3.2
Austria in chart	14	Austria	16.1	+2.4
Spain in chart	15	Spain	15.8	+2.1
France in chart	16	France	15.5	+1.8
Ireland in chart	17	Ireland	14.6	+0.9
Cyprus in chart	18	Cyprus	12.0	−1.7
Slovakia in chart	19	Slovakia	11.9	−1.8
Latvia in chart	20	Latvia	11.4	−2.3
Czechia in chart	21	Czechia	11.1	−2.6
Italy in chart	22	Italy	10.8	−2.9
Hungary in chart	23	Hungary	10.6	−3.1
Lithuania in chart	24	Lithuania	10.4	−3.3
Romania in chart	25	Romania	10.2	−3.5
Germany in chart	26	Germany	9.3	−4.4
Poland in chart	27	Poland	8.8	−4.9
Türkiye in chart	28	Türkiye non-EU	7.5	−6.2
Croatia in chart	29	Croatia	6.5	−7.2
Bulgaria in chart	30	Bulgaria	6.1	−7.6
Greece in chart	31	Greece	5.2	−8.5
Serbia in chart	32	Serbia non-EU	5.2	−8.5
North Macedonia in chart	33	North Macedonia non-EU	2.6	−11.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina in chart	34	Bosnia and Herzegovina non-EU	1.8	−11.9

Tick a country in the table to add it to the chart, up to six at a time - a chart with more lines stops being readable. The ranking is for the latest period in which most countries have a value. EU and euro area aggregates do not take part in the ranking.