Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 49.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in 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 South-Eastern Asia stood at 49.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 49.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2000.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 11th 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 South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.1% | — |
| 2001 | 35.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 35.1% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 37.9% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 45.9% | 49.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
More education data for South-Eastern Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 11.6% (2025)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 16.3% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.07 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 96.3% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.08 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 57.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 83.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 79.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 76.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in South-Eastern Asia?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in South-Eastern Asia was 49.6% 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2000.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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