Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 4.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 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: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 4.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 4.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2000.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th 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: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0342 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 4.8% 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: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th 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: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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