Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 5.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe, 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: Europe is 5.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe peaked at 5.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2000.
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: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe was 5.9% 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: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Europe ranks 1st out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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, 55-64 years old, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release