Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 63.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe and Northern America recorded 63.9% for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Europe and Northern America peaked at 63.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2000.
That places Europe and Northern America 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.3% | — |
| 2001 | 59.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 59.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 63.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.5% | 58.3% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 62.7% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 63.7% | 63.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
More education data for Europe and Northern America
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 10.7% (2022)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 11.4% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.08 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% (2020)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.01 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 99.9% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 99.6% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 99.1% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.8% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 100.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Europe and Northern America?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Europe and Northern America was 63.9% 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2000.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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