Under the influence of rising number of the older population on global and European scale, active ageing has become a significant concept of educational and social politics. Active ageing can be defined as a process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life in the older age. Quality of life in the older age is a state which is determined by both objective factors (income, health, access to services) and subjective (positive emotions, satisfaction with life). When it comes to active ageing it is important to mention education in the third age because research has shown that education has positive effect on the assessment of life satisfaction, maintaining independence and good health. For the older adults, the main preoccupation is maintaining good health, mobility, establishing social contacts and reducing the risks of dementia through cognitive stimulation. Lifelong learning and education are important in the third age because they have a positive influence on the factors mentioned above. The goal of this thesis is to analyze the connection between active, successful ageing and the inclusion and willingness of older adults to participate in different everyday activities with the emphasis on educational activities. The research has been conducted on the sample of 219 respondents, in which some of the major findings from other research and literature were confirmed.