tps00215 · 2021–2025

Exposure of VET graduates to work-based learning

Eurostat tps00215 — Exposure of VET graduates to work-based learning. Data range: 2021 to 2025.

At a glance

In 2025, the EU-27 figure for exposure of VET graduates to work-based learning was 66.0 .

That is a 1.2% rose versus 2024 (65.2).

Across member states, Netherlands reported the highest value (95.4, 2025) and Romania the lowest (9.10, 2025) — a ratio of 10.5× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset tps00215; every value links back to the canonical source.

EU-27 · 2025
66.0
HIGHEST · 2025
Netherlands
95.4
LOWEST · 2025
Romania
9.10

Map · 2025

Finland: 79.6 FI 79.6 Sweden: 67.3 SE 67.3 Denmark: 79.9 DK 79.9 Estonia: 68.2 EE 68.2 Ireland: 29.9 IE 29.9 Netherlands: 95.4 NL 95.4 Germany: 93.0 DE 93.0 Poland: 67.5 PL 67.5 Latvia: 34.9 LV 34.9 Belgium: 51.6 BE 51.6 Luxembourg: 34.5 LU 34.5 Czechia: 15.2 CZ 15.2 Slovakia: 50.7 SK 50.7 Lithuania: 62.1 LT 62.1 France: 93.2 FR 93.2 Austria: 86.4 AT 86.4 Hungary: 43.1 HU 43.1 Romania: 9.1 RO 9.1 Portugal: 80.9 PT 80.9 Spain: 91.8 ES 91.8 Italy: 22.0 IT 22.0 Slovenia: 72.0 SI 72.0 Bulgaria (no data) BG Cyprus: 25.0 CY 25.0 Malta: 50.6 MT 50.6 Croatia: 38.7 HR 38.7 Greece: 25.8 EL 25.8
9.1 95.4

Ranking · 2025

Netherlands NL 95.4 France FR 93.2 Germany DE 93 Spain ES 91.8 Austria AT 86.4 Portugal PT 80.9 Denmark DK 79.9 Finland FI 79.6 Slovenia SI 72 Estonia EE 68.2 Poland PL 67.5 Sweden SE 67.3 European Union (27) EU 66 Lithuania LT 62.1 Belgium BE 51.6 Slovakia SK 50.7 Malta MT 50.6 Hungary HU 43.1 Croatia HR 38.7 Latvia LV 34.9 Luxembourg LU 34.5 Ireland IE 29.9 Greece EL 25.8 Cyprus CY 25 Italy IT 22 Czechia CZ 15.2 Romania RO 9.1
2025 ranking · 27 countries

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

6.38 30.74 55.1 79.46 104 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Netherlands France Germany Spain Austria Portugal Denmark Finland Slovenia Estonia Poland Sweden European Union (27) Exposure of VET graduates to work-based learning (value) NL FR DE ES AT PT DK FI SI EE PL SE EU27_2020
  • Netherlands 95.4
  • France 93.2
  • Germany 93
  • Spain 91.8
  • Austria 86.4
  • Portugal 80.9
  • Denmark 79.9
  • Finland 79.6
  • Slovenia 72
  • Estonia 68.2
  • Poland 67.5
  • Sweden 67.3
  • European Union (27) 66

Country × year heatmap · all values

20212022202320242025 Austria AT Austria · 2021: 91.8 Austria · 2022: 89.8 Austria · 2023: 91.2 Austria · 2024: 84.7 Austria · 2025: 86.4 Belgium BE Belgium · 2021: 45.1 Belgium · 2022: 49.0 Belgium · 2023: 44.8 Belgium · 2024: 48.8 Belgium · 2025: 51.6 Croatia HR Croatia · 2021: 39.5 Croatia · 2022: 39.6 Croatia · 2023: 39.7 Croatia · 2024: 38.3 Croatia · 2025: 38.7 Cyprus CY Cyprus · 2021: 33.2 Cyprus · 2022: 42.6 Cyprus · 2023: 35.2 Cyprus · 2025: 25.0 Czechia CZ Czechia · 2021: 21.2 Czechia · 2022: 18.4 Czechia · 2023: 16.1 Czechia · 2024: 13.4 Czechia · 2025: 15.2 Denmark DK Denmark · 2022: 65.3 Denmark · 2023: 70.6 Denmark · 2024: 78.8 Denmark · 2025: 79.9 Estonia EE Estonia · 2021: 73.5 Estonia · 2022: 78.9 Estonia · 2023: 83.7 Estonia · 2024: 79.8 Estonia · 2025: 68.2 Finland FI Finland · 2021: 85.7 Finland · 2022: 77.4 Finland · 2023: 76.7 Finland · 2024: 79.3 Finland · 2025: 79.6 France FR France · 2021: 70.3 France · 2022: 70.5 France · 2023: 68.3 France · 2024: 82.4 France · 2025: 93.2 Germany DE Germany · 2021: 96.2 Germany · 2022: 94.9 Germany · 2023: 94.3 Germany · 2024: 94.5 Germany · 2025: 93.0 Greece EL Greece · 2021: 18.6 Greece · 2022: 35.7 Greece · 2023: 35.4 Greece · 2024: 15.0 Greece · 2025: 25.8 Hungary HU Hungary · 2021: 29.7 Hungary · 2022: 32.4 Hungary · 2023: 25.6 Hungary · 2024: 43.1 Hungary · 2025: 43.1 Ireland IE Ireland · 2021: 27.8 Ireland · 2022: 27.7 Ireland · 2023: 39.2 Ireland · 2024: 48.7 Ireland · 2025: 29.9 Italy IT Italy · 2021: 31.8 Italy · 2022: 25.9 Italy · 2023: 25.9 Italy · 2024: 24.7 Italy · 2025: 22.0 Latvia LV Latvia · 2024: 34.9 Lithuania LT Lithuania · 2021: 48.7 Lithuania · 2022: 46.7 Lithuania · 2023: 57.5 Lithuania · 2024: 59.5 Lithuania · 2025: 62.1 Luxembourg LU Luxembourg · 2021: 32.1 Luxembourg · 2022: 33.7 Luxembourg · 2023: 34.5 Malta MT Malta · 2021: 47.2 Malta · 2022: 49.6 Malta · 2023: 55.7 Malta · 2024: 52.6 Malta · 2025: 50.6 Netherlands NL Netherlands · 2021: 95.1 Netherlands · 2022: 95.1 Netherlands · 2023: 94.9 Netherlands · 2024: 94.3 Netherlands · 2025: 95.4 Poland PL Poland · 2021: 11.6 Poland · 2022: 16.3 Poland · 2023: 58.4 Poland · 2024: 62.0 Poland · 2025: 67.5 Portugal PT Portugal · 2021: 76.8 Portugal · 2022: 75.3 Portugal · 2023: 74.2 Portugal · 2024: 77.8 Portugal · 2025: 80.9 Romania RO Romania · 2021: 7.1 Romania · 2022: 8.4 Romania · 2023: 8.1 Romania · 2024: 7.2 Romania · 2025: 9.1 Slovakia SK Slovakia · 2021: 56.9 Slovakia · 2022: 56.5 Slovakia · 2023: 62.1 Slovakia · 2024: 58.5 Slovakia · 2025: 50.7 Slovenia SI Slovenia · 2021: 73.9 Slovenia · 2022: 72.8 Slovenia · 2023: 70.8 Slovenia · 2024: 75.1 Slovenia · 2025: 72.0 Spain ES Spain · 2021: 95.0 Spain · 2022: 98.6 Spain · 2023: 96.7 Spain · 2024: 90.8 Spain · 2025: 91.8 Sweden SE Sweden · 2021: 65.9 Sweden · 2022: 63.4 Sweden · 2023: 65.7 Sweden · 2024: 64.6 Sweden · 2025: 67.3
7.1 98.6

Member states · ranked by latest value

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