Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 7.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 7.9% for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 7.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2002.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 7.9% 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: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2002.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 44th 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: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release