Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
110
Highest
45.7%
Sweden
Lowest
5.9%
Saint Lucia
Median
15.1%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
3,147
What the numbers show
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 45.7% in Sweden; the lowest is 5.9% in Saint Lucia.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.1%, and the mean is 16.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 141.7%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 45.0%).
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 45.7% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 39.1% | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 36.1% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 34.0% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 32.7% | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 32.5% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 31.2% | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 28.6% | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 26.1% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 26.0% | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 11 | Ireland | 25.5% | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 25.5% | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 24.6% | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 24.5% | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 23.0% | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 16 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 22.9% | 2023 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 22.1% | 2023 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 18 | Namibia | 22.0% | 2018 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 19 | Belarus | 21.8% | 2022 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 20 | Togo | 21.2% | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 21 | Kenya | 20.9% | 2022 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 22 | Nigeria | 20.9% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 23 | Uganda | 20.2% | 2021 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 24 | Argentina | 19.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 19.8% | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 26 | Uruguay | 19.5% | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 19.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 28 | Angola | 19.1% | 2022 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 19.1% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 30 | Philippines | 19.0% | 2022 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 18.8% | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 18.8% | 2022 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 33 | Zambia | 17.9% | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 34 | Germany | 17.9% | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 35 | Malawi | 17.9% | 2020 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 17.8% | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 17.6% | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 38 | Egypt | 17.5% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 39 | Palestine, State of | 17.5% | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 40 | Peru | 17.2% | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 17.2% | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 42 | Senegal | 16.9% | 2022 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 43 | Türkiye | 16.8% | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 16.7% | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 45 | Ghana | 16.6% | 2022 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 16.5% | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 47 | Ecuador | 16.4% | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 48 | Paraguay | 16.4% | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.4% | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 16.1% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia | 15.8% | 2024 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 15.6% | 2022 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 53 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15.5% | 2017 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 54 | South Africa | 15.3% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 55 | Jamaica | 15.1% | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 56 | El Salvador | 15.1% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 57 | France | 14.9% | 2023 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 58 | Brazil | 14.8% | 2024 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 14.5% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 14.5% | 2025 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 61 | Bhutan | 14.5% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 62 | Greece | 14.4% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 63 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.2% | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 64 | Rwanda | 14.1% | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.1% | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 66 | Tunisia | 14.0% | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 67 | India | 13.8% | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 68 | Colombia | 13.7% | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 13.7% | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 70 | Mongolia | 13.6% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 71 | Canada | 13.5% | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 13.2% | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 73 | Austria | 13.0% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 74 | Czechia | 12.9% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 75 | United States of America | 12.9% | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 12.7% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 77 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.5% | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 78 | Georgia | 12.3% | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 79 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.2% | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.1% | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 81 | Botswana | 12.0% | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 82 | Montenegro | 12.0% | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 12.0% | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 84 | Mauritius | 12.0% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 11.9% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 86 | Poland | 11.7% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 87 | Belize | 11.6% | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 88 | Honduras | 11.5% | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 89 | New Caledonia | 11.5% | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 90 | Myanmar | 11.5% | 2020 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 91 | Albania | 11.3% | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 11.3% | 2020 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 93 | Viet Nam | 11.2% | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 94 | Slovakia | 11.2% | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 95 | Mali | 11.2% | 2022 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 96 | Indonesia | 11.1% | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 97 | Republic of Moldova | 11.0% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 98 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 11.0% | 2020 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 99 | Switzerland | 11.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 101 | Guatemala | 10.6% | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 102 | Grenada | 10.2% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 103 | Armenia | 9.8% | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 104 | Pakistan | 9.6% | 2021 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 105 | Cyprus | 9.5% | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 106 | Thailand | 9.4% | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 107 | Niger | 9.3% | 2022 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 108 | Korea | 9.3% | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 109 | Cambodia | 8.9% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 5.9% | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 19.3%
- SDG: Oceania 18.8%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 17.7%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 17.4%
- SDG: Europe 17.3%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 17.1%
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 17.1%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 17.0%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 16.8%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 16.4%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 16.0%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 15.8%
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 15.8%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 15.8%
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 15.7%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 15.7%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 15.7%
- SDG: Northern Africa 15.4%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 15.4%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 15.2%
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 15.2%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 15.0%
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 14.9%
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 14.7%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 14.6%
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 14.6%
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 14.5%
- SDG: Western Asia 13.9%
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 13.6%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 13.3%
- SDG: Southern Asia 13.3%
- SDG: Northern America 12.9%
- SDG: World 12.9%
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 12.9%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 12.8%
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 12.4%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 12.3%
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 12.1%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 11.6%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 11.1%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release