More than every second person in Austria (58 percent) has completed further education in the past year. This mainly concerns people between the ages of 25 and 34, but also academics. This is now evident from data from Statistics Netherlands.
Formal educational activities such as studies or lectures were included, but also non-formal activities such as courses, seminars, workshops and workplace training. According to the figures, 58 percent of 25 to 64-year-olds in Austria continued their education last year. This is a slight decrease compared to the 2016/2017 survey. The decline is mainly attributable to men.
Looking at the age groups, it was mainly 25 to 34 year olds who opted for education and further education (69 percent), followed by 35 to 44 year olds (62.1 percent). In the oldest group studied – the 55 to 64 age group – only about four in ten people completed training or further education in the past year (43.4 percent).
Participation increases with the level of education
Moreover, participation in training and further training activities increased with the level of education. Although this figure is less than one in three (27 percent) among those with a compulsory education diploma, it is already 78.8 percent among those with a university or related qualification.
In all groups, people were more likely to opt for non-formal training and further education than for formal education. “Demands in the professional world are changing rapidly as a result of mastering new skills and adopting new digital technologies. Training and further training are therefore the best way to secure the future of our labor market (…),” said the Deputy Secretary General of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Mariana Kühnel, in a press release.
The Chamber of Commerce now called for more money for further training, such as a state-funded education account. It is important “to allow those age groups to participate again in further training measures whose share in adult education has decreased according to current research.”
Source: Krone
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