How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Small Island Developing States and Sweden?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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, 15-64 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

SDG: Small Island Developing States vs Sweden: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal

SDG: Small Island Developing States

17.4%

in 2024

Sweden

45.7%

in 2023

SDG: Small Island Developing States rank

4th

Sweden rank

1st

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

SDG: Small Island Developing States
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 45.7% against 17.4% in SDG: Small Island Developing States, a difference of 28.3%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 2.6 times SDG: Small Island Developing States's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 1st of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	SDG: Small Island Developing States	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.7%	29.7%	12.0%	Sweden
2010s	17.8%	37.2%	19.4%	Sweden
2020s	17.2%	42.0%	24.8%	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, SDG: Small Island Developing States or Sweden?: Sweden, at 45.7% against 17.4% in SDG: Small Island Developing States as of 2023.
What is the difference in participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal between SDG: Small Island Developing States and Sweden?: 28.3%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Small Island Developing States and Sweden?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do SDG: Small Island Developing States and Sweden rank globally for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?: SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 1st of 45 groups.
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, 15-64 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 155 places, 3,147 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release