| Participants in adult education, thousands | 20-64 | Participants and non-participants total | Males and females | | 810.8 | 832.0 | 789.0 |
| Males | | 386.8 | 398.9 | 388.8 |
| Females | | 424.0 | 433.1 | 400.1 |
| Participated in adult education | Males and females | | 516.0 | 590.7 | 673.6 |
| Males | | 232.2 | 279.0 | 322.2 |
| Females | | 283.8 | 311.8 | 351.4 |
| Did not participate in adult education | Males and females | | 294.8 | 241.3 | 115.4 |
| Males | | 154.6 | 119.9 | 66.6 |
| Females | | 140.1 | 121.4 | 48.8 |
| 20-29 | Participants and non-participants total | Males and females | | 200.8 | 209.0 | 172.9 |
| Males | | 102.0 | 106.4 | 89.3 |
| Females | | 98.8 | 102.7 | 83.6 |
| Participated in adult education | Males and females | | 150.7 | 179.7 | 158.3 |
| Males | | 74.8 | 89.7 | 80.2 |
| Females | | 75.9 | 90.0 | 78.1 |
| Did not participate in adult education | Males and females | | 50.1 | 29.4 | 14.5 |
| Males | | 27.2 | 16.7 | 9.1 |
| Females | | 22.9 | 12.7 | 5.5 |
| 30-39 | Participants and non-participants total | Males and females | | 183.6 | 186.2 | 184.0 |
| Males | | 90.8 | 93.2 | 94.2 |
| Females | | 92.9 | 93.1 | 89.8 |
| Participated in adult education | Males and females | | 126.4 | 137.7 | 161.1 |
| Males | | 59.6 | 69.0 | 84.5 |
| Females | | 66.9 | 68.8 | 76.7 |
| Did not participate in adult education | Males and females | | 57.2 | 48.5 | 22.9 |
| Males | | 31.2 | 24.2 | 9.7 |
| Females | | 26.0 | 24.3 | 13.2 |
| 40-49 | Participants and non-participants total | Males and females | | 186.5 | 179.0 | 175.2 |
| Males | | 88.5 | 85.7 | 87.9 |
| Females | | 98.0 | 93.3 | 87.3 |
| Participated in adult education | Males and females | | 118.3 | 124.8 | 149.8 |
| Males | | 51.5 | 58.0 | 70.3 |
| Females | | 66.9 | 66.8 | 79.5 |
| Did not participate in adult education | Males and females | | 68.2 | 54.1 | 25.4 |
| Males | | 37.0 | 27.7 | 17.6 |
| Females | | 31.1 | 26.5 | 7.8 |
| 50-64 | Participants and non-participants total | Males and females | | 239.9 | 257.7 | 256.9 |
| Males | | 105.6 | 113.6 | 117.5 |
| Females | | 134.3 | 144.1 | 139.3 |
| Participated in adult education | Males and females | | 120.6 | 148.5 | 204.3 |
| Males | | 46.4 | 62.3 | 87.2 |
| Females | | 74.1 | 86.2 | 117.0 |
| Did not participate in adult education | Males and females | | 119.3 | 109.2 | 52.6 |
| Males | | 59.2 | 51.3 | 30.3 |
| Females | | 60.1 | 57.9 | 22.3 |
| Proportion (participants and non-participants total=100), % | 20-64 | Participants and non-participants total | Males and females | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Males | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Females | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in adult education | Males and females | | 63.6 | 71.0 | 85.4 |
| Males | | 60.0 | 69.9 | 82.9 |
| Females | | 66.9 | 72.0 | 87.8 |
| Did not participate in adult education | Males and females | | 36.4 | 29.0 | 14.6 |
| Males | | 40.0 | 30.1 | 17.1 |
| Females | | 33.1 | 28.0 | 12.2 |
| 20-29 | Participants and non-participants total | Males and females | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Males | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Females | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in adult education | Males and females | | 75.0 | 85.9 | 91.6 |
| Males | | 73.3 | 84.3 | 89.9 |
| Females | | 76.8 | 87.7 | 93.4 |
| Did not participate in adult education | Males and females | | 25.0 | 14.1 | 8.4 |
| Males | | 26.7 | 15.7 | 10.1 |
| Females | | 23.2 | 12.3 | 6.6 |
| 30-39 | Participants and non-participants total | Males and females | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Males | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Females | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in adult education | Males and females | | 68.9 | 73.9 | 87.6 |
| Males | | 65.6 | 74.0 | 89.7 |
| Females | | 72.0 | 73.9 | 85.3 |
| Did not participate in adult education | Males and females | | 31.1 | 26.1 | 12.4 |
| Males | | 34.4 | 26.0 | 10.3 |
| Females | | 28.0 | 26.1 | 14.7 |
| 40-49 | Participants and non-participants total | Males and females | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Males | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Females | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in adult education | Males and females | | 63.5 | 69.7 | 85.5 |
| Males | | 58.2 | 67.7 | 80.0 |
| Females | | 68.2 | 71.6 | 91.1 |
| Did not participate in adult education | Males and females | | 36.5 | 30.3 | 14.5 |
| Males | | 41.8 | 32.3 | 20.0 |
| Females | | 31.8 | 28.4 | 8.9 |
| 50-64 | Participants and non-participants total | Males and females | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Males | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Females | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in adult education | Males and females | | 50.3 | 57.6 | 79.5 |
| Males | | 44.0 | 54.8 | 74.2 |
| Females | | 55.2 | 59.8 | 84.0 |
| Did not participate in adult education | Males and females | | 49.7 | 42.4 | 20.5 |
| Males | | 56.0 | 45.2 | 25.8 |
| Females | | 44.8 | 40.2 | 16.0 |