Norway vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal

Norway
80.6%
in 2023
SDG: Europe and Northern America
66.6%
in 2024
Norway rank
3rd
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
2nd

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

  • Norway
  • SDG: Europe and Northern America
020406080200020122024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 80.6% against 66.6% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 14.0%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.

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

Norway ranks 3rd and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 2nd of 110 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway SDG: Europe and Northern America Difference Ahead
2000s 70.1% 63.0% 7.1% Norway
2010s 76.0% 65.2% 10.8% Norway
2020s 78.7% 66.4% 12.3% Norway

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, Norway or SDG: Europe and Northern America?
Norway, at 80.6% against 66.6% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2023.
What is the difference in participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal between Norway and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
14.0%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Norway and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
Norway ranks 3rd and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 2nd 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, 15-24 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

Norway vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: 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-8/norway/sdg-europe-and-northern-america/

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-8/norway/sdg-europe-and-northern-america/">Norway vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: 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, 15-24 years old, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
155 places, 3,125 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release