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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |