Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 25-54 years old, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
105
Highest
41.3%
Sweden
Lowest
0.2%
Kyrgyzstan
Median
2.9%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
3,020
What the numbers show
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 25-54 years old, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 41.3% in Sweden; the lowest is 0.2% in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.9%, and the mean is 6.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 181.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 18,221.9%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 78.4%).
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 41.3% | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 32.6% | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 29.1% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 28.9% | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 28.0% | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Estonia | 25.7% | 2023 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 25.5% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 23.1% | 2023 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 19.8% | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Malta | 18.8% | 2023 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 18.5% | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 18.5% | 2024 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 16.6% | 2023 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 16.2% | 2022 | up 435.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 15.0% | 2023 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 13.7% | 2023 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 13.2% | 2023 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 12.0% | 2023 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 10.4% | 2023 | up 156.9% | rising |
| 20 | Australia | 10.2% | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 21 | Germany | 9.9% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 22 | Uruguay | 9.5% | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 23 | Israel | 9.2% | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 24 | Türkiye | 8.8% | 2023 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.7% | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 26 | Argentina | 8.2% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 7.9% | 2024 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 7.8% | 2023 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 29 | Namibia | 7.4% | 2018 | up 468.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 7.1% | 2024 | up 240.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Brazil | 7.1% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 32 | Serbia | 6.9% | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 33 | Panama | 6.7% | 2024 | up 38.3% | flat |
| 34 | Paraguay | 6.4% | 2017 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Switzerland | 6.1% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 6.1% | 2022 | up 237.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Austria | 6.1% | 2023 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.1% | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Nigeria | 5.9% | 2023 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 5.6% | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 41 | Canada | 5.3% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 42 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.5% | 2017 | up 18,221.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Ecuador | 4.4% | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 44 | United States of America | 4.3% | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Colombia | 4.1% | 2024 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 3.9% | 2022 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 3.5% | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 48 | Timor-Leste | 3.5% | 2021 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 49 | France | 3.3% | 2023 | up 178.8% | falling |
| 50 | Angola | 3.2% | 2022 | down 78.4% | falling |
| 51 | Honduras | 3.2% | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 52 | Mexico | 2.9% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 2.9% | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 54 | Cyprus | 2.8% | 2023 | down 65.8% | flat |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 2.7% | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 2.7% | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 57 | Montenegro | 2.7% | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 58 | El Salvador | 2.4% | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 59 | South Africa | 2.4% | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 60 | Senegal | 2.3% | 2022 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 61 | Zambia | 2.3% | 2023 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 62 | Georgia | 2.2% | 2023 | up 841.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Togo | 2.2% | 2022 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 64 | Belize | 2.2% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 65 | Ghana | 2.1% | 2022 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 2.1% | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.1% | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 68 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.0% | 2022 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 69 | Korea | 1.9% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 70 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.8% | 2023 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 71 | Jamaica | 1.8% | 2023 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 1.8% | 2022 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 73 | Poland | 1.7% | 2024 | down 66.6% | rising |
| 74 | Tunisia | 1.7% | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 1.7% | 2023 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 76 | Palestine, State of | 1.6% | 2024 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 77 | Czechia | 1.6% | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 78 | Botswana | 1.6% | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritius | 1.5% | 2022 | down 45.4% | rising |
| 80 | Kenya | 1.4% | 2022 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 81 | Rwanda | 1.4% | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 1.3% | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 83 | Uganda | 1.3% | 2021 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 84 | Bhutan | 1.2% | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 85 | Indonesia | 1.2% | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 86 | Jordan | 1.2% | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 87 | Republic of Moldova | 1.2% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 88 | Mali | 1.0% | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 89 | Albania | 1.0% | 2023 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 91 | Armenia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9% | 2023 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 93 | Slovakia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 94 | Malawi | 0.7% | 2020 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 95 | Niger | 0.7% | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 96 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 98 | Viet Nam | 0.5% | 2023 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Myanmar | 0.5% | 2020 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 100 | India | 0.4% | 2022 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 101 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 102 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2021 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 103 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 104 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2024 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 10.2%
- SDG: Europe 8.6%
- SDG: Oceania 7.8%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 7.4%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 7.2%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 7.1%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 6.7%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 5.4%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 5.3%
- SDG: Western Asia 4.5%
- SDG: Northern America 4.4%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 3.8%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 3.3%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 3.3%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 3.2%
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 3.2%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 3.2%
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 2.9%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 2.9%
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 2.8%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 2.8%
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 2.6%
- SDG: World 2.4%
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 2.3%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 2.3%
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 2.2%
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 2.1%
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 2.0%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 1.8%
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 1.6%
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 1.5%
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 1.5%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.3%
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 1.2%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.1%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.0%
- SDG: Northern Africa 1.0%
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 0.9%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 0.9%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 0.8%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release