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Learning Begets Learning: Adult Participation in Lifelong Education

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In Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, participation rates in adult education and learning are over 60%, but they are one-third – or below – in Italy, the Russian Federation and the Slovak Republic. The more highly educated adults are, the more likely they are to continue with adult education and learning: about 70% of adults with a tertiary qualification participated, compared with just 27% among adults who did not complete upper secondary education. Employed adults are more likely to participate in adult education and learning: in half of the countries, the difference in participation between employed and unemployed individuals is more than 15 percentage points. Motivation encourages participation in adult education and learning: countries where a significant proportion of adults express a desire for more education also show the highest levels of participation.

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  • Oecd, 2014. "Learning Begets Learning: Adult Participation in Lifelong Education," Education Indicators in Focus 26, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaf:26-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jxsvvmr9z8n-en
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