Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 13.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia is 13.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 14.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2001.
That places SDG: Western Asia 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.9% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.4% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Western Asia was 13.9% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2001.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 28th 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: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release