Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 14.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 14.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 15.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2001.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 26th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.7% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.3% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 14.6% 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2001.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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, 15-64 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release