Adult education participation in Netherlands stood at 25.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat. The latest value is down 0.6 percentage points from 26.5% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 18.9% (up 7 percentage points since). The highest value since 2000 was 26.6% in 2021, the lowest 15.4% in 2005. Netherlands ranked 6th highest of the 34 countries in this dataset in 2025; Sweden ranked first.
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Adult education participation in Netherlands stood at 25.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
The latest value is down 0.6 percentage points from 26.5% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 18.9% (up 7 percentage points since).
Netherlands ranked 6th highest of the 34 countries in this dataset in 2025; Sweden ranked first.
The highest value since 2000 was 26.6% in 2021, the lowest 15.4% in 2005.
| Indicator | Adult education participation |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Category | Education |
| Unit | % |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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Eurostat. (2026). Adult education participation — Netherlands [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/adult-education-participation/NLD. Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_01/default/table
Eurostat. "Adult education participation — Netherlands." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/adult-education-participation/NLD. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_01/default/table.
Eurostat. 2026. "Adult education participation — Netherlands." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/adult-education-participation/NLD. Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng_lfse_01/default/table.
@misc{econdash_adult_education_participation_nld,
author = {{Eurostat}},
title = {{Adult education participation --- Netherlands}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/adult-education-participation/NLD},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/trng\_lfse\_01/default/table}
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