Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 1.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2007.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 1.2% 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2007.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 37th 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (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