The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
Participation rate in education and training of employed (last 4 weeks) by type, sex, age (15-64, %)
SEX
|
Total
|
Males
|
Females
|
GEO/TIME
|
2016
|
2016
|
2016
|
European Union (current composition)
|
14.3
|
12.6
|
16.2
|
European Union (15 countries)
|
16.4
|
14.6
|
18.6
|
Euro area (19 countries)
|
14.6
|
13.1
|
16.3
|
Belgium
|
7.7
|
6.9
|
8.5
|
Bulgaria
|
2.5
|
2.2
|
2.8
|
Czech Republic
|
10.5
|
9.5
|
11.7
|
Denmark
|
34.9
|
30.2
|
40.2
|
Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)
|
12.9
|
12.6
|
13.3
|
Estonia
|
19.7
|
15.8
|
23.8
|
Ireland
|
7.6
|
6.9
|
8.5
|
Greece
|
4.7
|
4
|
5.5
|
Spain
|
10.4
|
9
|
12
|
France
|
22.9
|
20.3
|
25.6
|
Croatia
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.8
|
Italy
|
9.4
|
8.2
|
11
|
Cyprus
|
7.9
|
7.2
|
8.7
|
Latvia
|
9.4
|
7.5
|
11.2
|
Lithuania
|
9.2
|
8.2
|
10
|
Luxembourg
|
20.5
|
19.3
|
22.1
|
Hungary
|
8.1
|
6.6
|
9.8
|
Malta
|
10.6
|
8.5
|
13.9
|
Netherlands
|
28.8
|
26.6
|
31.3
|
Austria
|
19.8
|
17.8
|
22
|
Poland
|
5.8
|
5
|
6.9
|
Portugal
|
10.9
|
10.3
|
11.5
|
Romania
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
1.5
|
Slovenia
|
15.6
|
13.2
|
18.5
|
Slovakia
|
3.5
|
2.9
|
4.3
|
Finland
|
31
|
26.2
|
36
|
Sweden
|
31.1
|
23.2
|
39.5
|
United Kingdom
|
19.3
|
17.1
|
21.8
|
Formal and non-formal education and training