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 3.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
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
The most recent figure for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 3.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 18.7% 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 4.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2020.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.1% | — |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 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 3.4% 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 4.9% 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 3.4% 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 13th 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 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release