Sweden vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal

Sweden
34.3%
in 2023
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
7.1%
in 2024
Sweden rank
1st
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
3rd

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal over time

  • Sweden
  • WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
0102030199620102024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 34.3% against 7.1% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), a difference of 27.2%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 4.8 times WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 1st and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 3rd of 104 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 18.4% 2.2% 16.2% Sweden
2010s 23.5% 4.1% 19.4% Sweden
2020s 30.3% 6.8% 23.5% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal, Sweden or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Sweden, at 34.3% against 7.1% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal between Sweden and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
27.2%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sweden and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
Sweden ranks 1st and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 3rd of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 25-54 years old, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sweden vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/participation-rate-of-youth-and-adults-in-formal-and-non-formal-education-and-training-in-12/sweden/wb-europe-and-central-asia-excluding-high-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/participation-rate-of-youth-and-adults-in-formal-and-non-formal-education-and-training-in-12/sweden/wb-europe-and-central-asia-excluding-high-income/">Sweden vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 25-54 years old, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
149 places, 2,962 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release