Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
45th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.2%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 0.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 42 Ecuador 4.1% compare
- 43 Peru 4.0% compare
- 44 Colombia 3.9% compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 3.9% compare
- 46 Timor-Leste 3.8% compare
- 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.7% compare
- 48 Angola 3.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern Asia was 0.1% 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: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 45th 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: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release