The table compares the proportion of government expenditure allocated to education, training, as well as the rate of participation among young adult aged 18-24, accross five country, namely Poland, Czech Repulic, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia in 2002.
In general, in terms of expenditure rate, Slovenia dedicated the largest share of its budget to education, while Poland had the lowest figure in this sector. Regarding participation rate, Poland recorded the highest engagement among young people, whereas Romania and Czech Republic reported the lowest firgure, suggesting no clear correlation between government invesment and youth involment.
Regarding countries with higher youth participation, Poland dominant with 44% young people engaged in education and training programs, followed by Slovenia and Hungary, at 40% and 34% respectively. In terms of goverment expenditute, however, the pattern was completely reversed. Around a quarter of the budget in this area was allocated by the Slovenian authorities. This figure nearly double that of Hungary, at only 13%. Meanwhile, the Polish government allocated a much smaller proportion, at just 5%.
As for the remaining countries, both the Czech Republic and Romania reported lower participation rates, at 27% and 23% respectively, approximately 11-17 percentage points below the higher-participation group. Their expenditure levels were also relatively modest and nearly equivalent, with Romania spending 10% of its budget on education and training, marginally higher than the Czech Republic’s 9%, both falling in the mid-range compared to other nations.