Adult participation in learning in United Kingdom
14.8% of adults aged 25 to 64 in United Kingdom took part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2019.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2019
14.8%
Change from 2018
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2019
10.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
11.2%
Adult participation in learning in United Kingdom over time
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% of population aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 13.7% |
| 2024 | – | 13.5% |
| 2023 | – | 12.8% |
| 2022 | – | 11.9% |
| 2021 | – | 10.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | – | 9.1% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | 10.8% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | 10.7% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | 10.4% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | 10.3% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | 10.1% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | 10.1% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | 9.9% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | 8.1% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | 7.8% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | 7.9% |
| 2008 | 20.5%b (break in time series) | 8.0% |
| 2007 | 20.5%b (break in time series) | 7.9% |
| 2006 | 27.4%bu (break in time series, low reliability) | 7.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 27.6%u (low reliability) | 7.7% |
| 2004 | 29.0%bu (break in time series, low reliability) | 7.1% |
| 2003 | 27.2%u (low reliability) | 6.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 21.3% | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | – |
Flags: b break in time series; u low reliability; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 14.6% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 20.7%, the figure has changed by −5.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 10.8%.
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
49.4%
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Early leavers from education and training
10.9%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
14.3%
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Primary completion (UIS)
99.8%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
99.6%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
84.5%
2019 · UNESCO UIS