Band 9: The table provides a comparison of the expenditure rate of the government on education and training and participation rate of 18-24 year olds in the same in five nations in the year 2002.

The table compares the percentage of expenditure rates and participation rates in five countries—Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, and Slovenia. Overall, participation rate figures were higher than expenditure rates in all five countries. Poland recorded the largest percentage for participation and the lowest for expenditure. The largest rate was observed in Hungary for expenditure, whereas Romania illustrated the lowest rate for participation.

Poland had the highest participation rate at 44%, which was nearly 9 times higher than its expenditure rate at 5%. Slovenia ranked second for participation at 40%, while it had the highest rate for expenditure at 25%. Meanwhile, Hungary followed with a 34% participation rate compared to a 13% expenditure rate.

The Czech Republic recorded 9% for expenditure and 27% for participation, which was triple the expenditure. Finally, Romania showed a 10% expenditure and a 23% participation rate, making it the lowest among all five countries for participation.