Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 50.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 50.2% for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 50.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2000.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 9th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.9% | — |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 50.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 37.9% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 41.9% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 48.1% | 50.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.5% (2022)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 29.3% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.9772 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 93.4% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.06 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 93.5% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 95.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 77.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 95.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 91.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 50.2% 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 9th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western 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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