Participation rate in formal and non formal education and training by country

Countries reporting
107
Highest
45.68
Sweden
Lowest
5.15
Saint Lucia
Median
15.04
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,659

What the numbers show

Participation rate in formal and non formal education and training is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 45.68 in Sweden; the lowest is 5.15 in Saint Lucia.

The median across all reporting countries is 15.04, and the mean is 16.65.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 101.0%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 46.7%).

Participation rate in formal and non formal education and training: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sweden 45.68 2023 up 23.7% rising
2 Denmark 39.07 2023 down 5.5% falling
3 Netherlands 36.11 2023 up 24.5% rising
4 Finland 34.04 2023 up 2.0% rising
5 Iceland 32.7 2023 down 5.7% falling
6 Norway 32.54 2023 up 3.5% rising
7 Slovenia 28.65 2023 up 24.2% falling
8 Luxembourg 26.07 2023 down 0.2% rising
9 Belgium 25.96 2023 up 44.1% rising
10 Ireland 25.53 2023 up 47.5% rising
11 Timor-Leste 24.52 2022 down 1.9% falling
12 Spain 24.28 2023 up 28.9% rising
13 Portugal 23.55 2023 up 21.5% rising
14 Malta 22.98 2023 up 37.4% rising
15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.91 2023 down 5.2% flat
16 Latvia 22.11 2023 up 28.2% falling
17 Namibia 22 2018 up 22.8% rising
18 Belarus 21.79 2022 up 101.0% rising
19 Togo 21.22 2022 up 4.2% rising
20 Italy 20.9 2023 up 39.5% rising
21 Nigeria 20.86 2023 down 1.7% flat
22 Argentina 20.39 2023 up 4.4% rising
23 Uganda 20.15 2021 down 6.8% falling
24 Uruguay 19.72 2023 up 22.4% rising
25 Angola 19.14 2022 down 43.5% falling
26 Lithuania 19.12 2023 down 0.5% falling
27 Philippines 18.99 2022 up 43.1% rising
28 Palestine, State of 18.93 2022 down 15.8% falling
29 Australia 18.89 2023 up 2.4% flat
30 Panama 18.88 2023 up 10.5% rising
31 Hungary 18.82 2023 up 33.4% rising
32 Costa Rica 18.27 2023 down 20.9% flat
33 Zambia 17.92 2023 down 6.7% flat
34 Germany 17.86 2023 down 3.6% falling
34 Malawi 17.86 2020 up 14.7% rising
36 Israel 17.64 2023 down 5.4% flat
37 Chile 17.59 2023 up 31.8% rising
38 Egypt 17.55 2023 up 16.7% rising
39 Peru 17.2 2023 up 10.8% falling
40 Senegal 16.92 2022 up 13.8% flat
41 Türkiye 16.78 2023 up 18.8% rising
42 Romania 16.7 2023 up 35.6% flat
43 Ghana 16.62 2022 down 19.2% rising
44 Ecuador 16.6 2023 down 10.1% flat
45 Croatia 16.49 2023 up 15.2% rising
46 Paraguay 16.4 2023 down 22.9% falling
47 Côte d'Ivoire 16.38 2022 up 3.2% rising
48 Serbia 16.31 2023 up 19.5% rising
49 Jordan 16.14 2023 up 9.9% rising
50 South Africa 15.69 2023 down 14.5% falling
51 Sri Lanka 15.56 2022 up 33.7% rising
52 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15.52 2017 up 15.0% rising
53 Jamaica 15.14 2023 up 17.2% rising
54 Brazil 15.04 2023 down 3.6% falling
55 France 14.93 2023 up 10.2% falling
56 Mexico 14.67 2023 down 1.6% rising
57 Bhutan 14.56 2023 down 19.6% falling
58 Dominican Republic 14.47 2023 down 38.1% falling
59 United Kingdom 14.46 2023 down 5.1% falling
60 Tunisia 13.99 2023 up 8.9% falling
61 Colombia 13.85 2023 down 15.2% rising
62 India 13.84 2022 up 7.3% rising
63 Greece 13.72 2023 up 11.0% rising
64 Mongolia 13.59 2023 down 7.6% falling
65 Canada 13.49 2024 up 7.5% rising
66 Montenegro 13.42 2022 down 18.3% falling
67 Bangladesh 13.37 2022 up 16.6% rising
68 Rwanda 13.34 2023 down 26.5% falling
69 Austria 13.04 2023 down 7.3% falling
70 Czechia 12.9 2023 down 0.8% falling
71 Kyrgyzstan 12.87 2022 down 17.7% falling
72 United States 12.83 2023 down 8.3% rising
73 North Macedonia 12.74 2023 down 16.1% falling
74 Brunei Darussalam 12.5 2023 down 20.8% falling
75 Georgia 12.29 2023 up 17.0% rising
76 Switzerland 12.14 2023 up 18.4% volatile
77 Estonia 12.11 2023 down 46.7% rising
78 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.07 2022 down 22.8% falling
79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.05 2023 down 17.0% falling
80 Botswana 12.03 2023 down 19.8% flat
81 Bulgaria 12.01 2023 up 5.0% falling
81 El Salvador 12.01 2023 down 10.2% falling
83 Mauritius 11.96 2023 down 0.3% flat
84 Zimbabwe 11.91 2023 up 0.8% rising
85 New Caledonia 11.53 2022 up 26.6% rising
86 Myanmar 11.52 2020 up 43.5% rising
87 Poland 11.36 2023 down 29.6% falling
88 Vanuatu 11.26 2020 up 22.3% rising
89 Slovak Republic 11.24 2023 down 9.9% falling
89 Viet Nam 11.24 2023 up 24.9% falling
91 Mali 11.19 2022 up 21.0% rising
92 Indonesia 11.1 2023 down 4.1% rising
93 Belize 11.07 2022 down 19.1% falling
94 Tanzania, United Republic of 11 2020 down 20.7% rising
95 Trinidad and Tobago 10.75 2023 rising
96 Honduras 10.69 2023 down 27.9% falling
97 Guatemala 10.62 2023 down 26.6% falling
98 Republic of Moldova 10.61 2023 down 18.9% falling
99 Grenada 10.18 2023 up 0.2% flat
100 Cambodia 9.78 2021 down 13.8% falling
101 Armenia 9.77 2023 up 5.7% flat
102 Pakistan 9.59 2021 down 15.1% rising
103 Cyprus 9.54 2023 down 45.0% falling
104 Thailand 9.53 2023 down 3.1% flat
105 Korea 9.33 2023 down 26.8% flat
106 Niger 9.29 2022 up 49.8% rising
107 Saint Lucia 5.15 2023 down 40.0% falling

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Indicator
Participation rate in formal and non formal education and training
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,659 data points, 2000–2024
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