Lifelong learning has emerged as a central focus of the European Union's (EU) goal of becoming a knowledge society. Lifelong learning aims to build an inclusive society, to adjust the ways in which education and training are provided, and to encourage and equip people to participate in all spheres of modern public life. Indicators of lifelong learning have been established in order to help describe the present situation of lifelong learning, quantify objectives that have been set, provide continuous updates on progress toward objectives, and provide insights into which factors contribute to achieving results. The 15 quality indicators and the 4 areas in which they are situated are as follows: (1) the skills, competencies, and attitudes area contains literacy, numeracy, new skills for the learning society, learning-to-learn skills, active citizenship skills, and cultural and social skills; (2) the access and participation area contains access to lifelong learning and participation in lifelong learning; (3) the resources for lifelong learning area contains investment in lifelong learning, educators and learning, and ICT (information and communications technology) in learning; and (4) the strategies and system development area contains strategies for lifelong learning, coherence of supply, guidance and counseling, accreditation and certification, and quality assurance. (Contains 4 annexes and 12 tables.) (MO)