Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Western Asia
Western Asia: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 49.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Western Asia is 49.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Western Asia peaked at 49.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2000.
That places Western Asia 12th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 32.5% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 41.1% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 48.5% | 49.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More education data for Western Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.4% (2022)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 28.6% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.9801 (2022)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 98.5% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 96.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 98.7% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 91.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.3% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 96.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Western Asia?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Western Asia was 49.2% 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Western Asia ranks 12th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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