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Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-24 years old, male (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
110
Highest
76.1%
Netherlands
Lowest
28.3%
Saint Lucia
Median
54.5%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
3,121

What the numbers show

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-24 years old, male (%) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 76.1% in Netherlands; the lowest is 28.3% in Saint Lucia.

The median across all reporting countries is 54.5%, and the mean is 54.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 175.4%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 33.4%).

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Netherlands 76.1% 2023 down 1.3% rising
2 Denmark 75.4% 2023 down 5.3% rising
3 Belgium 75.2% 2023 up 15.4% rising
4 Sweden 74.0% 2023 up 7.9% rising
5 Norway 73.8% 2023 up 1.8% rising
6 Luxembourg 73.3% 2023 down 6.8% rising
7 Estonia 73.1% 2023 up 11.9% rising
8 Ireland 73.0% 2023 up 24.3% rising
9 Latvia 72.7% 2023 up 16.1% rising
10 Greece 72.4% 2024 up 8.2% rising
11 Slovenia 72.1% 2023 down 5.3% rising
12 Portugal 71.9% 2024 up 2.9% rising
13 Finland 71.2% 2023 up 3.7% rising
14 Czechia 70.8% 2023 up 8.3% rising
15 Bulgaria 70.8% 2023 up 21.0% rising
16 Spain 70.1% 2024 up 6.4% rising
17 Germany 68.9% 2023 down 5.7% rising
18 Chile 68.6% 2024 up 38.3% rising
19 Korea 68.1% 2024 down 4.0% flat
20 Italy 67.2% 2023 up 10.7% rising
21 Republic of Moldova 66.9% 2024 up 30.4% rising
22 Lithuania 66.9% 2023 down 3.0% rising
23 Togo 66.8% 2022 up 2.4% rising
24 Belarus 66.3% 2022 up 25.1% rising
25 Hungary 66.1% 2023 up 0.7% rising
26 France 66.0% 2023 down 1.5% flat
27 Slovakia 65.8% 2023 up 7.5% rising
28 Poland 65.6% 2024 up 1.2% flat
29 Romania 65.3% 2023 up 9.6% rising
30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 63.8% 2023 down 4.2% flat
31 Croatia 63.6% 2023 up 0.1% rising
32 Serbia 62.9% 2024 up 1.5% flat
33 Philippines 62.6% 2022 up 57.9% rising
34 Sri Lanka 61.6% 2022 up 33.8% rising
35 Georgia 61.0% 2023 up 28.6% rising
36 Australia 60.8% 2024 up 1.5% flat
37 Kenya 60.3% 2022 up 1.8% rising
38 Egypt 60.1% 2023 up 24.1% rising
39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60.0% 2023 up 3.7% rising
40 Iceland 59.9% 2023 down 10.6% rising
41 Argentina 59.0% 2024 up 7.4% rising
42 Malta 58.6% 2023 up 11.5% rising
43 Panama 58.3% 2024 up 15.6% rising
44 Cyprus 58.1% 2023 down 2.0% rising
45 Uruguay 57.9% 2024 up 24.5% rising
46 Iran, Islamic Republic of 57.3% 2023 up 11.8% rising
47 North Macedonia 57.2% 2024 down 3.7% rising
48 Tunisia 56.9% 2023 up 21.0% rising
49 Costa Rica 56.8% 2024 up 2.3% rising
50 Bhutan 56.5% 2024 down 13.4% falling
51 Uganda 56.1% 2021 down 2.3% flat
52 Austria 55.6% 2023 down 3.2% flat
53 Mongolia 55.3% 2023 up 3.1% rising
54 India 55.1% 2022 up 12.6% rising
55 South Africa 54.5% 2024 down 5.0% flat
56 Timor-Leste 54.4% 2022 down 20.9% flat
57 Viet Nam 53.8% 2023 up 46.9% rising
58 Kyrgyzstan 53.2% 2023 up 34.7% rising
59 Nigeria 53.0% 2023 down 7.6% falling
60 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 52.9% 2024 up 0.2% flat
61 Côte d'Ivoire 52.8% 2022 up 30.1% rising
62 Namibia 52.5% 2018 up 12.7% falling
63 United States of America 52.3% 2024 down 2.9% rising
64 Bangladesh 52.0% 2023 up 38.1% rising
65 Türkiye 51.3% 2023 down 0.7% rising
66 Jordan 51.3% 2023 up 24.1% rising
67 Albania 51.1% 2023 up 3.7% rising
68 New Caledonia 50.6% 2022 up 35.7% rising
69 Brunei Darussalam 50.4% 2023 down 10.2% falling
70 Ecuador 50.2% 2024 down 0.9% rising
71 Mexico 50.0% 2025 up 0.9% rising
72 Canada 49.7% 2024 up 5.4% flat
73 Trinidad and Tobago 49.3% 2023 — flat
74 Malawi 49.2% 2020 up 3.2% rising
75 Angola 49.0% 2022 down 30.0% falling
76 Montenegro 48.8% 2023 down 28.8% falling
77 Mauritius 48.8% 2023 up 4.6% rising
78 Armenia 47.9% 2023 up 5.9% rising
79 Colombia 47.8% 2024 up 1.8% rising
80 Paraguay 47.5% 2017 up 9.9% rising
81 Brazil 47.3% 2024 up 1.6% rising
82 Thailand 47.3% 2024 up 7.1% rising
83 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 47.1% 2017 up 11.2% rising
84 Israel 46.7% 2023 up 4.8% rising
85 Zambia 46.3% 2023 down 1.6% flat
86 Ghana 46.2% 2022 down 24.5% rising
87 Peru 44.8% 2022 up 3.4% rising
88 Jamaica 44.6% 2023 up 8.4% rising
89 Grenada 43.1% 2023 up 21.4% rising
90 Myanmar 42.7% 2020 up 175.4% rising
91 Indonesia 42.7% 2023 up 1.2% rising
92 Senegal 41.7% 2022 down 0.0% flat
93 El Salvador 41.6% 2023 up 3.3% flat
94 Palestine, State of 40.5% 2024 down 11.5% falling
95 Switzerland 40.4% 2024 up 8.1% rising
96 Botswana 38.5% 2023 down 7.2% rising
97 Rwanda 38.1% 2024 down 20.5% falling
98 Burkina Faso 37.4% 2024 down 18.7% rising
99 Dominican Republic 37.3% 2024 down 33.4% falling
100 Zimbabwe 35.9% 2023 up 0.0% flat
101 Mali 35.5% 2022 up 15.1% rising
102 Belize 33.6% 2023 down 8.9% falling
103 Tanzania, United Republic of 33.1% 2020 down 13.8% flat
104 Cambodia 33.0% 2023 up 13.3% falling
105 Honduras 32.3% 2024 up 13.1% falling
106 Guatemala 31.7% 2023 down 15.3% flat
107 Pakistan 31.1% 2021 down 11.7% rising
108 Vanuatu 30.1% 2020 down 1.7% rising
109 Niger 29.7% 2022 up 35.4% rising
110 Saint Lucia 28.3% 2024 down 12.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-24 years old, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
155 places, 3,121 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release