| Population aged 25-64, thousands | Participants and non-participants total | | 731.2 | 724.7 | 719.7 | 742.4 | 739.7 | 736.2 | 731.8 | 727.2 | 723.0 | 719.3 | 714.0 | 712.8 | 715.8 | 718.7 | 720.4 | 719.7 | 719.1 | 719.0 | 718.9 | 719.7 | 717.6 | 718.8 | 719.6 |
| Participated in lifelong learning | | 34.0 | 44.6 | 46.0 | 46.9 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 49.5 | 48.4 | 43.2 | 46.7 | 49.7 | 68.9 | 75.3 | 78.3 | 85.4 | 91.6 | 90.2 | 82.4 | 87.9 | 113.0 | 123.0 | 141.5 | 144.8 |
| ..participated in formal education | | 8.2 | 10.5 | 14.4 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 22.9 | 25.8 | 29.3 | 28.0 | 25.2 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 32.2 | 30.1 | 34.2 | 32.9 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 36.7 | 35.6 | 42.4 | 42.7 | 44.4 |
| ....studied in school of general or vocational education | | .. | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 13.9 |
| ....studied in high school | | 6.5 | 7.5 | 12.5 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 20.1 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 29.5 | 26.8 | 29.6 | 28.0 | 28.1 | 28.3 | 29.9 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 31.1 | 30.4 |
| ..participated in taught learning | | 26.7 | 35.0 | 33.6 | 30.9 | 23.1 | 17.6 | 25.5 | 20.6 | 16.7 | 24.1 | 26.8 | 46.9 | 48.3 | 52.1 | 56.2 | 63.2 | 62.8 | 52.7 | 56.9 | 83.8 | 89.3 | 110.2 | 109.5 |
| ....participated in training courses at work | | 20.5 | 24.4 | 21.3 | 20.1 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 10.8 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 21.8 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 28.9 | 29.2 | 47.8 | 55.6 | 61.7 | 67.4 |
| ....participated in conference or seminar at work | | .. | 2.8 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 13.9 | 20.8 | 16.0 |
| ....participated in hobby courses | | .. | 6.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 21.2 | 19.1 |
| ....participated in other taught learning activities | | .. | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 7.0 |
| Did not participate in lifelong learning | | 697.2 | 680.1 | 673.8 | 695.6 | 700.6 | 697.1 | 682.3 | 678.8 | 679.8 | 672.7 | 664.3 | 643.9 | 640.5 | 640.5 | 634.9 | 628.1 | 628.9 | 636.7 | 630.9 | 606.7 | 594.6 | 577.2 | 574.8 |
| Proportion (participants and non-participants total=100), % | Participants and non-participants total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Participated in lifelong learning | | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 19.7 | 20.1 |
| ..participated in formal education | | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| ....studied in school of general or vocational education | | .. | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| ....studied in high school | | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| ..participated in taught learning | | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
| ....participated in training courses at work | | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.4 |
| ....participated in conference or seminar at work | | .. | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| ....participated in hobby courses | | .. | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| ....participated in other taught learning activities | | .. | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Did not participate in lifelong learning | | 95.4 | 93.8 | 93.6 | 93.7 | 94.7 | 94.7 | 93.2 | 93.3 | 94.0 | 93.5 | 93.0 | 90.3 | 89.5 | 89.1 | 88.1 | 87.3 | 87.5 | 88.5 | 87.8 | 84.3 | 82.9 | 80.3 | 79.9 |