Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 35.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia stood at 35.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 35.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2000.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 19th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 30.5% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 31.6% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 34.1% | 35.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
More education data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.6% (2024)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 12.8% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.9593 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 97.4% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.07 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 72.6% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 89.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 86.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 85.1% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 88.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 35.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2000.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 19th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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