Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 47.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 47.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 49.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2001.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.8% | — |
| 2001 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 47.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 46.8% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 47.8% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.3% | 48.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 47.6% 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2001.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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