The table compares five countries, namely Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, and Slovenia, in terms of their spending on education and training as well as the proportion of young participants, aged 18 to 24, in 2002.
Overall, it is readily apparent that while the expenditure rate was the highest in Slovenia, Poland had the lowest figure. In addition, the largest proportion of young participants was observed in Poland, whereas Romania had the smallest paricipation rate.
Considering the spending on educational and training programs, Slovenia allocated a quarter of the state budget for this area, followed by Hungary (13%) and Romania (10%). The expenditure rate of the Czech Republic nearly doubled that of Poland, with the respective figures being 9% and 5%.
Turning to the remaining category, 44% of people from 18 to 24 years old in Poland took part in educational and training programs, which was 4% higher than the figure for Slovenia. Approximately one in three people aged 18 to 24 participated in education and training in Hungary, compared to 27% in the Czech Republic and 23% in Romania.
