Monitor Toolbox
Adult learning
EU-level 2025 target: “At least 47% of adults aged 25-64 should have participated in learning during the last 12 months by 2025.”
EU-level 2030 target: “At least 60% of adults aged 25-64 should have participated in learning during the last 12 months by 2030.”
Main indicator
The share of 25-64 year-olds who have participated in formal or non-formal education and training during the last 12 months. Biennial data from the EU Labour Force Survey to be published by Eurostat.
Similar indicators
- The share of 25-64 year-olds who have participated in formal or non-formal education and training during the last 4 weeks. Annual data from the EU Labour Force Survey published by Eurostat. This share can be broken down by sex , narrower age brackets , level of educational attainment, occupational status, degree of urbanisation, type of learning and migration background.
- The share of 25-64 year-olds who have participated in formal or non-formal education and training during the last 12 months. Data from the Adult Education Survey published by Eurostat every six years. This share can be broken down by sex, narrower age brackets, level of educational attainment and degree of urbanisation. This indicator includes guided-on-the-job training, which is not covered in the EU Labour Force Survey indicator.
- The previous indicator based on the Adult Education Survey can be made more comparable to the EU Labour Force Survey indicator by removing guided-on-the-job training from its definition. This share can be broken down by sex, narrower age brackets and level of educational attainment .
Context
- Educational attainment, measuring the shares of adults (25-64) with low, medium, or high qualification.
- Use of online learning opportunities, measuring the share of people (per age group) that use internet to do an online course or otherwise use online learning material.