Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 36.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 36.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 36.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2003.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.2% | — |
| 2001 | 32.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 32.1% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 32.8% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 34.9% | 36.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 36.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2003.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-24 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release