Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 4.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia stood at 4.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 4.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2001.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1276 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia was 4.3% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2001.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 11th 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: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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