In 2022, Cyprus' adult education participation rate was close to the EU average, recording 10.5% compared to the EU's 11.9%. Eurostat, the statistical service of the European Union, released data revealing that 96 out of the 240 EU regions had rates equal to or higher than the EU average.

Interestingly, within each country, the distribution of these rates tends to be uniform. This suggests that education initiatives are more frequently launched at the national level rather than at the regional level. For instance, Cyprus is considered a single region at the NUTS2 level.

Zooming into specifics, of the 240 EU regions at the NUTS2 level, 96 recorded participation rates equal to or exceeding the EU's average of 11.9%. This group included all regions from Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovenia, Finland, and Sweden. Estonia, Luxembourg, and Malta, each considered as a single region at NUTS2 level, were also part of this cohort.

Out of these high-achieving regions, 24 had recorded a whopping rate of over 25% for individuals aged 25-64 participating in education programs in the four weeks preceding the survey. Sweden led the pack, with eight of its regions outpacing all others. Its capital, Stockholm, posted the highest rates. Joining Sweden in this elite group were all five regions of Denmark and nine of the twelve regions of the Netherlands. Hovedstaden, the Danish capital region, and Utrecht in the Netherlands were standout performers.

Conversely, at the other end of the spectrum, 29 regions at the NUTS2 level reported less than 5% participation in adult education for 2022. These regions encompassed all six regions of Bulgaria, ten out of twelve regions in Greece (with no data available for the Ionian Islands), and three out of Croatia's four regions. This group also included five regions in Poland, three in Romania, one in Belgium, and one in Germany.

Gender-wise, there were notable differences in participation rates. 12.9% of women aged 25-64 had participated in educational programs in the four weeks leading up to the survey, 2.1 percentage points higher than their male counterparts, who stood at 10.8%. In Cyprus, the gender disparity was marginal: 10.5% for women compared to 10.4% for men.