Table 2.7.11 - BMBF's Data Portal

Table 2.7.11

Participation in continuing education, by age groups and sex 2022
		Age from ... up to under ... years
		Total¹⁾²⁾		18 - 25		25 - 35		35 - 45		45 - 55		55 - 65		65 - 70		18 - 65		25 - 65
		Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Category	Segment of continuing education	Share (%)
Population	Total continuing education	55	55	59	60	63	60	62	58	57	63	49	53	19	21	58	58	58	58
	Continuing vocational education in enterprises	46	43	36	35	54	47	57	46	52	55	43	43	8	7	49	46	51	48
	Individual vocational continuing education	6	9	11	13	7	10	6	8	6	10	5	7	4	2	6	9	6	9
	Non-vocational continuing education	14	19	29	31	17	21	13	18	10	18	9	16	12	14	14	20	12	18
Employed persons³⁾	Total continuing education	63	69	62	66	67	71	66	67	61	69	59	68	m	m	63	69	63	69
	Continuing vocational education in enterprises	58	62	53	56	62	64	61	60	57	64	56	61	m	m	59	62	59	62
	Individual vocational continuing education	5	9	6	9	5	9	4	8	4	9	5	8	m	m	5	9	5	9
	Non-vocational continuing education	12	18	18	19	16	20	13	17	10	19	9	17	m	m	12	18	12	18
Unemployed persons⁴⁾	Total continuing education	35	35	58	58	48	43	39	35	31	31	20	24	17	18	42	39	32	33
	Continuing vocational education in enterprises	16	15	28	28	24	22	25	12	11	12	6	9	5	4	19	18	15	14
	Individual vocational continuing education	10	9	13	15	14	11	16	10	18	15	5	6	3	2	12	11	12	10
	Non-vocational continuing education	19	21	33	35	23	23	11	19	9	16	10	14	13	14	21	23	14	18