Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 2.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.5%
Change on year
down 19.6%
Rank
5th
of 15 groups
All-time high
3.2%
in 2023
All-time low
2.1%
in 2017
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Australia and New Zealand stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 3.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2017.
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: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 2.5% 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: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release