Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 1.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.7%
Change on year
up 15.6%
Rank
9th
of 16 groups
All-time high
1.7%
in 2022
All-time low
0.7%
in 2016
Years of data
22
2000–2022

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2000–2022

00.511.52000201120222000: 0.845 %2001: 0.845 %2002: 0.844 %2003: 0.843 %2004: 0.843 %2005: 0.842 %2006: 0.842 %2007: 0.841 %2008: 0.841 %2009: 0.841 %2010: 0.84 %2011: 0.84 %2012: 0.839 %2013: 0.838 %2014: 0.838 %2015: 0.837 %2016: 0.676 %2017: 0.784 %2019: 1.2 %2020: 1.2 %2021: 1.5 %2022: 1.7 %

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: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 1.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 101.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 55-64 years old, female (%) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 0.8%
2001 0.8% -0.1%
2002 0.8% -0.1%
2003 0.8% -0.1%
2004 0.8% -0.1%
2005 0.8% -0.1%
2006 0.8% -0.1%
2007 0.8% -0.0%
2008 0.8% -0.0%
2009 0.8% -0.1%
2010 0.8% -0.1%
2011 0.8% -0.1%
2012 0.8% -0.1%
2013 0.8% -0.1%
2014 0.8% -0.1%
2015 0.8% -0.1%
2016 0.7% -19.2%
2017 0.8% +16.0%
2019 1.2% +56.6%
2020 1.2% +0.3%
2021 1.5% +18.7%
2022 1.7% +15.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2019 +56.6% 0.8% 1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.2% 9
2020s 1.5% 1.2% 1.7% 3

Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

  1. 6 Finland 18.9% compare
  2. 7 Estonia 18.9% compare
  3. 8 Norway 14.9% compare
  4. 9 Slovenia 12.7% compare
  5. 10 Ireland 11.9% compare
  6. 11 Portugal 10.0% compare
  7. 12 Spain 9.7% compare

See the full ranking of 65 places →

More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 1.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 9th out of 16 groups with data for 2022.
Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (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, 55-64 years old, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/participation-rate-of-youth-and-adults-in-formal-and-non-formal-education-and-training-in-18/wb-europe-and-central-asia-excluding-high-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/participation-rate-of-youth-and-adults-in-formal-and-non-formal-education-and-training-in-18/wb-europe-and-central-asia-excluding-high-income/">Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 55-64 years old, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
65 places, 1,151 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release