Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: World
SDG: World: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 2.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: World, 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: World is 2.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: World peaked at 2.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2002.
SDG: World ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 106.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: World?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: World was 2.4% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2002.
- How does SDG: World rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: World ranks 25th 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: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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