Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 18.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe, 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 is 18.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe peaked at 18.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2000.
SDG: Europe ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.7% | — |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.7% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.1% | 18.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Europe was 18.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Europe ranks 3rd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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