Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 11.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 11.5%.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 12.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2000.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 37th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 11.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.3% | 11.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 11.5% 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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