Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 7.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (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: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 7.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 7.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2001.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +34.7% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 5.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 7.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 7.1% 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2001.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 3rd 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: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release