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Countries by Adult education participation (2025)

Adult education participation in 2025: highest in Sweden (38.2%), lowest in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.8%), median 13.3% across the 34 countries in this dataset, according to Eurostat.

Browse Adult education participation (measured in %) across 37 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from Eurostat.

Unit: %37 countries and regionsSource: Eurostat
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:2000–2025

Highest Adult education participation, 2025

  1. 1.Sweden38.2%
  2. 2.Denmark31%
  3. 3.Finland28.1%
  4. 4.Iceland27.3%
  5. 5.Switzerland26.3%
  6. 6.Netherlands25.9%
  7. 7.Estonia23.8%
  8. 8.Slovenia22.8%
  9. 9.Norway21.5%
  10. 10.Malta19.7%

Lowest Adult education participation, 2025

  1. 25.Romania10.2%
  2. 26.Germany9.3%
  3. 27.Poland8.8%
  4. 28.Turkey7.5%
  5. 29.Croatia6.5%
  6. 30.Bulgaria6.1%
  7. 31.Greece5.2%
  8. 32.Serbia5.2%
  9. 33.North Macedonia2.6%
  10. 34.Bosnia and Herzegovina1.8%

All 34 ranked countries, 2025— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Adult education participation trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

SwedenRank 1 of 34DenmarkRank 2 of 34FinlandRank 3 of 34IcelandRank 4 of 34SwitzerlandRank 5 of 34NetherlandsRank 6 of 34EstoniaRank 7 of 34SloveniaRank 8 of 34NorwayRank 9 of 34MaltaRank 10 of 34BelgiumRank 11 of 34LuxembourgRank 12 of 34PortugalRank 13 of 34AustriaRank 14 of 34SpainRank 15 of 34FranceRank 16 of 34IrelandRank 17 of 34CyprusRank 18 of 34SlovakiaRank 19 of 34LatviaRank 20 of 34Czech RepublicRank 21 of 34ItalyRank 22 of 34HungaryRank 23 of 34LithuaniaRank 24 of 34RomaniaRank 25 of 34GermanyRank 26 of 34PolandRank 27 of 34TurkeyRank 28 of 34CroatiaRank 29 of 34BulgariaRank 30 of 34GreeceRank 31 of 34SerbiaRank 32 of 34North MacedoniaRank 33 of 34Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 34 of 34

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Adult education participation Data Coverage

This page lists 37 countries with available Adult education participation data. Data sourced from Eurostat. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.