Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 5.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 5.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 5.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2001.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 5.3% 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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2001.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 9th 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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (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, 25-54 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release