Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.1%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
10th
of 15 groups
All-time high
1.2%
in 2014
All-time low
1.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 1.1% for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
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: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 1.1% 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: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 10th 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: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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