Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 0.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.9%
Rank
16th
of 16 groups
All-time high
0.3%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America, 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: Northern America is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3044 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2707 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America was 0.2% 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 SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 16th 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: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America 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