Population wanting to participate in education and training, by reason for not participating and educational attainment level

The Adult Education Survey (AES) covers adults’ participation in education and training (formal, non-formal and informal learning) and is one of the main data sources for EU lifelong learning statistics. The AES covers the resident population aged 25-64. The reference period for the participation in education and training is the twelve months prior to the interview. The following information is available from the AES:Participation in formal education, non-formal education and training and informal learning (respectively labelled FED, NFE and INF)Volume of instruction hoursCharacteristics of the learning activitiesReasons for participatingObstacles to participationAccess to information on learning possibilitiesEmployer financing and costs of learningSelf-reported language skills
Three waves of the survey have been implemented so far (2007 AES, 2011 AES and 2016 AES). The first AES – referred to as 2007 AES – was a pilot exercise and carried out on a voluntary basis in 29 countries in the EU, EFTA (European Free Trade Association) and candidate countries between 2005 and 2008. As from 2011, the AES is underpinned by a European legal act and thus carried out in all Member States on a mandatory basis. The 2011 AES was carried out in 2011/12 and the 2016 AES in 2016/2017. Comparable data for the three waves can be found in the following folders:Participation in education and training (last 12 months) (trng_aes_12m0)Participation in informal learning (last 12 months) (trng_aes_12m4)Access to information on education and training (last 12 months) (trng_aes_12m1)Time spent on education and training (last 12 months) (trng_aes_12m2)           Obstacles to participation in education and training (last 12 months) (trng_aes_12m3)Self-reported language skills (educ_lang_00)

成人教育调查（Adult Education Survey，简称AES）涵盖成人参与教育与培训（含正规、非正规及非正式学习）的相关情况，是欧盟终身学习统计的核心数据源之一。该调查的调查对象为25至64岁的常住居民，成人参与教育与培训的参考周期为访谈前的12个月。

从AES中可获取以下信息：正规教育、非正规教育与培训及非正式学习的参与情况（分别标记为FED、NFE与INF）、教学课时总量、学习活动特征、参与动因、参与障碍、学习机会信息获取渠道、雇主资助与学习成本，以及自我报告的语言能力。

截至目前，该调查已开展三轮，分别为2007年AES、2011年AES及2016年AES。首轮2007年AES为试点项目，于2005年至2008年间在欧盟、欧洲自由贸易联盟（European Free Trade Association，简称EFTA）及候选国的29个国家以自愿形式实施。自2011年起，AES以欧盟法律法案为依托，在所有成员国中强制推行。2011年AES的实施周期为2011/12年，2016年AES的实施周期为2016/2017年。

三轮调查的可比数据可在以下文件夹中获取：
1. 近12个月教育与培训参与情况（trng_aes_12m0）
2. 近12个月非正式学习参与情况（trng_aes_12m4）
3. 近12个月教育与培训机会信息获取情况（trng_aes_12m1）
4. 近12个月教育与培训投入时长（trng_aes_12m2）
5. 近12个月教育与培训参与障碍（trng_aes_12m3）
6. 自我报告语言能力（educ_lang_00）