Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 16.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 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: Europe and Northern America is 16.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 16.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2000.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 14.0% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.2% | 16.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 16.6% 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: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 6th 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: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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