Skills-related statistics
Educational attainment, adult learning and digital competence.
A Degree Is Three Times as Common Among Adults in Ireland as in Romania
36.9% of people aged 25 to 64 in the EU held a tertiary qualification in 2025.
Germany Has the EU's Second-Worst School Dropout Rate
9.1% of people aged 18 to 24 in the EU had left education with at most lower secondary schooling in 2025.
In No EU Country Do Women Graduate in STEM as Often as Men
In 2024 the EU produced 23.0 tertiary graduates in science, mathematics, computing, engineering, manufacturing and construction for every 1,000 residents aged 20 to 29.
Only 9.1% of Romanian Vocational Graduates Had a Month's Workplace Training
In 2025, 9.1% of Romania's recent vocational graduates aged 20 to 34 had spent at least a month in a real workplace as part of their course, and Romania has had the lowest share of any Member State with a published figure in every year since 2021.
Swedish Adults Are Seven Times as Likely as Greeks to Be Taking a Course
13.7% of adults aged 25 to 64 in the EU took part in education or training in the four weeks before the survey.