Participation rate in formal and non formal education and training by country
Countries reporting
110
Highest
45.68
Sweden
Lowest
5.87
Saint Lucia
Median
15.12
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,819
What the numbers show
Participation rate in formal and non formal education and training is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 45.68 in Sweden; the lowest is 5.87 in Saint Lucia.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.12, and the mean is 16.8.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 141.5%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 45.0%).
Participation rate in formal and non formal education and training: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 45.68 | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 39.07 | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 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% | flat |
| 6 | Norway | 32.54 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 31.19 | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 28.65 | 2023 | up 24.2% | flat |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 26.07 | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 25.96 | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 11 | Ireland | 25.53 | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 25.49 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 24.56 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 14 | East Timor | 24.52 | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 22.98 | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 16 | Bolivia | 22.91 | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 22.11 | 2023 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 18 | Namibia | 22 | 2018 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 21.79 | 2022 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 20 | Togo | 21.22 | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 21 | Kenya | 20.92 | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 22 | Nigeria | 20.86 | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 23 | Uganda | 20.15 | 2021 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 24 | Argentina | 19.89 | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 19.84 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 26 | Uruguay | 19.48 | 2024 | up 46.5% | flat |
| 27 | Australia | 19.26 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 28 | Angola | 19.14 | 2022 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 19.12 | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 30 | Philippines | 18.99 | 2022 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 18.82 | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 18.76 | 2022 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 33 | Zambia | 17.92 | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 34 | Germany | 17.86 | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 34 | Malawi | 17.86 | 2020 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 17.8 | 2024 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 37 | Israel | 17.64 | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 38 | Egypt | 17.55 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 39 | Palestine | 17.45 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 40 | Peru | 17.2 | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 17.17 | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 42 | Senegal | 16.92 | 2022 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 43 | Turkey | 16.78 | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 16.7 | 2023 | up 35.6% | flat |
| 45 | Ghana | 16.62 | 2022 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 16.49 | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 47 | Ecuador | 16.42 | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 48 | Paraguay | 16.4 | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.38 | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 16.13 | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia | 15.79 | 2024 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 15.56 | 2022 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 53 | Venezuela | 15.52 | 2017 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 54 | South Africa | 15.33 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 55 | Jamaica | 15.14 | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 56 | El Salvador | 15.1 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 57 | France | 14.93 | 2023 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 58 | Brazil | 14.84 | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 14.54 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 14.51 | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 61 | Bhutan | 14.49 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 62 | Greece | 14.43 | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 63 | United Kingdom | 14.2 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 64 | Rwanda | 14.1 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.07 | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 66 | Tunisia | 13.99 | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 67 | India | 13.84 | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 68 | Colombia | 13.67 | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 13.67 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 70 | Mongolia | 13.59 | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 71 | Canada | 13.49 | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 13.19 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 73 | Austria | 13.04 | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 74 | Czechia | 12.9 | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 75 | United States | 12.88 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 12.74 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 77 | Brunei | 12.5 | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 78 | Georgia | 12.29 | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 79 | Iran | 12.18 | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.05 | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 81 | Botswana | 12.03 | 2023 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 81 | Montenegro | 12.03 | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 12.01 | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 84 | Mauritius | 11.96 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 11.91 | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 86 | Poland | 11.74 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 87 | Belize | 11.58 | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 88 | Honduras | 11.53 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 88 | New Caledonia | 11.53 | 2022 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 90 | Myanmar | 11.52 | 2020 | up 141.5% | rising |
| 91 | Albania | 11.28 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 11.26 | 2020 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 93 | Slovakia | 11.24 | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 93 | Vietnam | 11.24 | 2023 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 95 | Mali | 11.19 | 2022 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 96 | Indonesia | 11.1 | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 97 | Moldova | 11.04 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 98 | Tanzania | 11 | 2020 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 99 | Switzerland | 10.97 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.75 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 101 | Guatemala | 10.62 | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 102 | Grenada | 10.18 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 103 | Armenia | 9.77 | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 104 | Pakistan | 9.59 | 2021 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 105 | Cyprus | 9.54 | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 106 | Thailand | 9.43 | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 107 | Niger | 9.29 | 2022 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 108 | South Korea | 9.28 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 109 | Cambodia | 8.93 | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 5.87 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |