The table compares five different European countries in terms of their government expenditure on education and training as well as the participation rates of 18–24-year-olds in 2012.
Overall, all nations in question recorded higher participation rates among 18–24-year-olds, while Poland and the Czech Republic allocated smaller amounts of funding to education and training. Of particular note is Slovenia, which stood out as the top performer across all categories.
Starting with participation rate, Poland and Slovenia topped the list with an impressive 44% and 40%, respectively, followed closely by Hungry at 34%, while the Czech Republic and Romania trailed behind with 27%, and 23%. In contrast, education and training received relatively low funding in most countries, except for Slovenia, which recorded the highest level of government expenditure among the five nations. Its figure stood at 25%, significantly higher than those of Hungary and Romania, at 13% and 10%, respectively. In comparison, Poland allocated only 5%, the smallest share overall, whereas the Czech Republic spent a slightly higher 9% on education and training.