Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 52.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern Africa is 52.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 52.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2008.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.8% | — |
| 2001 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 44.7% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 45.2% | 50.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 49.0% | 52.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern Africa was 52.2% 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: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2008.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 12th 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: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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