Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 55-64 years old, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
43
Highest
100.0%
Paraguay
Lowest
0.0%
Thailand
Median
2.5%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,034
What the numbers show
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 55-64 years old, male (%) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Paraguay; the lowest is 0.0% in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.5%, and the mean is 7.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,107.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 1,709.3%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 55.6%).
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2007 | — | flat |
| 2 | Sweden | 23.3% | 2023 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 19.1% | 2023 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Denmark | 18.3% | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 16.3% | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 6 | Finland | 12.0% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 10.6% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 10.4% | 2023 | up 243.4% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 10.1% | 2023 | up 161.0% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 8.5% | 2024 | up 149.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Ireland | 8.3% | 2023 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 8.0% | 2023 | up 94.0% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 7.9% | 2024 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 7.7% | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 7.5% | 2023 | up 184.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Malta | 6.3% | 2023 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 5.5% | 2023 | up 904.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Latvia | 4.5% | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 4.1% | 2023 | up 275.0% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 3.9% | 2023 | up 1,709.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Germany | 2.8% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 22 | Australia | 2.5% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 23 | Israel | 2.4% | 2023 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.4% | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Cyprus | 1.1% | 2020 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 26 | Indonesia | 1.1% | 2021 | up 630.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 1.1% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 1.0% | 2020 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | Türkiye | 1.0% | 2023 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 0.7% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2025 | up 56.4% | flat |
| 32 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 33 | Canada | 0.4% | 2024 | down 21.9% | flat |
| 34 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Greece | 0.4% | 2024 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Austria | 0.3% | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2023 | up 47.1% | falling |
| 39 | France | 0.3% | 2023 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.2% | 2023 | down 51.7% | flat |
| 41 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 42 | Korea | 0.1% | 2024 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 43 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2017 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Europe 4.8%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 2.9%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 2.8%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 2.6%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 2.5%
- SDG: Oceania 2.5%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 2.0%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.9%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 1.4%
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 1.1%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.1%
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 0.9%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 0.8%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 0.7%
- SDG: Northern America 0.2%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release