This article demonstrates that foreign-born adults in Europe tend to participate less in adult education activities compared to native-born adults living in the same country. However, this is mainly explained through the job-related nature of nonformal education. Foreign-born adults tend to participate more in formal adult education than native-born adults in a range of countries. Based on analyses using data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Programme on the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), this article shows that participation rates in European countries are mainly determined by adults’ educational attainment and having a job and that countries with overall high participation rates have higher participation rates among foreign-born adults as well. Exploring the participation in adult education of foreign-born adults in European countries is important, as it is known that those adults perceive difficulties in finding a job and having their foreign credentials recognized in the new country context. Participation in adult education courses might help them in learning new or maintaining their already existing skills.

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外国出生的成年人参加教育活动：来自欧洲的证据

本文证明，与居住在同一国家的本地出生的成年人相比，欧洲的外国出生的成年人较少参加成人教育活动。但是，这主要是通过非正规教育的工作相关性质来解释的。在许多国家，外国出生的成年人比本地出生的成年人更倾向于参加正规的成人教育。根据经济合作与发展组织对成人能力国际评估计划（PIAAC）的数据进行的分析，该文章显示，欧洲国家的参与率主要取决于成年人的受教育程度和工作程度，总体上较高的参与率在外国出生的成年人中也较高。探索在欧洲国家中外国出生的成年人参加成年人教育的重要性很重要，因为众所周知，这些成年人在寻找工作和在新的国家环境中获得外国资格方面遇到困难。参加成人教育课程可能会帮助他们学习新知识或保持他们已经存在的技能。