Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 3.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2003–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 4.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2020.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.8% | — |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 3.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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