Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 2.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2000–2019
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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 2.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 2.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2019.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 8th out of 16 groups with data for 2019.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (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.
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February 2026 Data Release