Written answers
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Department of Education and Skills
Education and Training Provision
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of employed persons aged 16 years of age and over in training related to professional activity here, according to the latest EUROSTAT data; the equivalent data for each EU country; and the EU average figure in tabular form. [12729/18]
John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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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
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