Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 4.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia, 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: Western Asia is 4.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 4.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2001.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia was 4.5% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2001.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 10th 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: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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, 25-54 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release