Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 11.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
35th
of 45 groups
All-time high
12.1%
in 2021
All-time low
7.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 11.8% for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 12.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.7% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Southern Asia was 11.8% 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 35th 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: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern 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