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Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
110
Highest
52.1%
Sweden
Lowest
6.4%
Saint Lucia
Median
15.4%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
3,146

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, female (%) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 52.1% in Sweden; the lowest is 6.4% in Saint Lucia.

The median across all reporting countries is 15.4%, and the mean is 17.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 130.4%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 50.4%).

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sweden 52.1% 2023 up 21.0% rising
2 Denmark 43.1% 2023 down 6.8% rising
3 Finland 37.9% 2023 up 2.8% rising
4 Iceland 37.2% 2023 down 1.2% rising
5 Netherlands 37.0% 2023 up 25.7% rising
6 Estonia 35.9% 2023 up 41.4% rising
7 Norway 35.0% 2023 up 5.7% rising
8 Slovenia 31.1% 2023 up 23.1% rising
9 Ireland 27.9% 2023 up 57.9% rising
10 Luxembourg 27.4% 2023 up 1.8% rising
11 Belgium 27.1% 2023 up 46.2% rising
12 Portugal 26.4% 2024 up 36.0% rising
13 Spain 26.2% 2024 up 40.4% rising
14 Malta 25.2% 2023 up 44.9% rising
15 Latvia 25.0% 2023 up 35.8% falling
16 Timor-Leste 24.9% 2022 up 3.9% rising
17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.2% 2023 up 7.8% falling
18 Uruguay 21.7% 2024 up 54.1% rising
19 Italy 21.5% 2023 up 39.2% rising
20 Namibia 21.4% 2018 up 25.0% falling
21 Palestine, State of 21.3% 2024 down 5.9% falling
22 Argentina 21.0% 2024 up 0.5% rising
23 Lithuania 21.0% 2023 up 6.6% flat
24 Belarus 20.6% 2022 up 90.1% rising
25 Australia 20.4% 2024 up 5.2% flat
26 Panama 20.4% 2024 up 16.2% rising
27 Hungary 19.9% 2023 up 43.2% rising
28 Philippines 19.9% 2022 up 46.3% rising
29 Kenya 19.5% 2022 up 2.2% rising
30 Nigeria 19.2% 2023 up 13.7% rising
31 Uganda 18.5% 2021 down 0.2% falling
32 Togo 18.4% 2022 up 30.6% rising
33 Germany 18.3% 2023 up 0.2% rising
34 Chile 18.0% 2024 up 38.2% rising
35 Paraguay 17.5% 2023 down 12.5% rising
36 Angola 17.5% 2022 down 44.2% falling
37 Croatia 17.5% 2023 up 16.2% rising
38 Jordan 17.4% 2023 up 17.8% rising
39 Costa Rica 17.3% 2024 down 10.6% flat
40 Türkiye 17.2% 2023 up 29.3% rising
41 Serbia 17.0% 2024 up 18.0% rising
42 Zambia 17.0% 2023 down 3.1% flat
43 Romania 16.7% 2023 up 35.8% flat
44 Israel 16.6% 2023 down 9.4% falling
45 Peru 16.5% 2023 down 13.6% falling
46 Egypt 16.4% 2023 up 16.9% rising
47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 16.3% 2017 up 14.2% rising
48 Senegal 16.2% 2022 up 31.8% rising
49 Jamaica 16.1% 2023 up 20.3% rising
50 South Africa 15.8% 2024 down 14.1% falling
51 Sri Lanka 15.6% 2022 up 34.4% rising
52 Dominican Republic 15.6% 2024 down 33.0% falling
53 Brazil 15.5% 2024 up 19.5% falling
54 France 15.5% 2023 up 12.5% falling
55 Ecuador 15.5% 2024 down 8.2% flat
56 Malawi 15.3% 2020 up 16.3% rising
57 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.1% 2024 down 4.3% falling
58 Tunisia 15.0% 2023 up 11.2% falling
59 Greece 15.0% 2024 up 19.0% rising
60 Côte d'Ivoire 14.8% 2022 up 11.8% rising
61 Bhutan 14.7% 2024 down 12.7% falling
62 Ghana 14.7% 2022 down 16.6% rising
63 Canada 14.6% 2024 up 10.0% rising
64 Mexico 14.5% 2025 up 1.3% rising
65 Burkina Faso 14.4% 2024 up 27.5% rising
66 Kyrgyzstan 14.3% 2023 up 10.0% falling
67 Brunei Darussalam 14.2% 2023 down 7.4% falling
68 Mongolia 13.9% 2023 down 6.6% falling
69 Czechia 13.9% 2023 up 1.9% falling
70 El Salvador 13.7% 2023 up 4.6% rising
71 United States of America 13.7% 2024 down 4.4% rising
72 North Macedonia 13.7% 2024 down 5.9% falling
73 Austria 13.4% 2023 down 5.5% falling
74 Montenegro 13.4% 2023 down 22.0% falling
75 Colombia 13.3% 2024 down 19.3% rising
76 Rwanda 13.3% 2024 down 21.2% falling
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.2% 2023 down 12.4% falling
78 Mauritius 12.5% 2023 up 0.8% rising
79 Bulgaria 12.4% 2023 up 4.6% falling
80 Georgia 12.4% 2023 up 21.4% rising
81 Poland 12.3% 2024 down 22.8% falling
82 India 12.3% 2022 up 15.4% rising
83 Belize 12.1% 2023 down 14.2% falling
84 Botswana 12.1% 2023 down 14.8% flat
85 Slovakia 12.1% 2023 down 7.5% falling
86 Albania 11.8% 2023 down 24.9% falling
87 Switzerland 11.8% 2024 up 6.2% rising
88 New Caledonia 11.8% 2022 up 33.0% rising
89 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.7% 2023 down 12.9% falling
90 Honduras 11.6% 2024 down 16.8% falling
91 Bangladesh 11.5% 2023 up 13.8% rising
92 Indonesia 11.3% 2023 down 1.1% rising
93 Myanmar 11.2% 2020 up 130.4% rising
94 Trinidad and Tobago 11.2% 2023 — rising
95 Grenada 11.2% 2023 up 0.8% rising
96 Vanuatu 11.1% 2020 up 30.0% rising
97 Viet Nam 10.9% 2023 up 22.9% flat
98 Republic of Moldova 10.8% 2024 down 13.3% falling
99 Zimbabwe 10.7% 2023 up 9.2% rising
100 Guatemala 10.1% 2023 down 21.8% flat
101 Armenia 9.9% 2023 up 18.2% falling
102 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.9% 2020 down 13.7% rising
103 Thailand 9.8% 2024 down 5.0% flat
104 Mali 9.6% 2022 up 40.4% rising
105 Cyprus 9.0% 2023 down 50.4% falling
106 Korea 9.0% 2024 down 26.4% falling
107 Cambodia 8.9% 2023 up 5.3% rising
108 Pakistan 8.4% 2021 down 8.3% rising
109 Niger 7.6% 2022 up 59.1% rising
110 Saint Lucia 6.4% 2024 down 23.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
155 places, 3,146 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release