Spain vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal

Spain
26.2%
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
15.3%
in 2024
Spain rank
13th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
14th

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

  • Spain
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
0102030199020072024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 26.2% against 15.3% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 10.9%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.7 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 13th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 14th of 110 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 18.3% 14.2% 4.1% Spain
2010s 19.2% 14.8% 4.4% Spain
2020s 24.5% 15.1% 9.4% Spain

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, Spain or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
Spain, at 26.2% against 15.3% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal between Spain and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
10.9%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Spain and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
Spain ranks 13th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 14th of 110 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, 15-64 years old, female (%). 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

Spain vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (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-6/spain/wb-sub-saharan-africa-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-6/spain/wb-sub-saharan-africa-excluding-high-income/">Spain vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (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, 15-64 years old, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
155 places, 3,146 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release