Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old, male (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
110
Highest
39.5%
Sweden
Lowest
5.3%
Saint Lucia
Median
14.8%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
3,143

What the numbers show

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old, male (%) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 39.5% in Sweden; the lowest is 5.3% in Saint Lucia.

The median across all reporting countries is 14.8%, and the mean is 16.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 155.2%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 42.9%).

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sweden 39.5% 2023 up 27.5% rising
2 Netherlands 35.2% 2023 up 23.3% rising
3 Denmark 35.1% 2023 down 3.7% rising
4 Finland 30.3% 2023 up 1.4% rising
5 Norway 30.2% 2023 up 1.0% rising
6 Iceland 28.6% 2023 down 10.0% flat
7 Estonia 26.4% 2023 up 33.0% rising
8 Slovenia 26.4% 2023 up 26.0% rising
9 Luxembourg 24.8% 2023 down 2.3% rising
10 Portugal 24.5% 2024 up 24.5% rising
11 Togo 24.5% 2022 down 10.0% rising
12 Timor-Leste 24.1% 2022 down 7.1% rising
13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.7% 2023 up 5.2% falling
14 Ireland 23.1% 2023 up 36.4% rising
15 Belarus 23.1% 2022 up 112.9% rising
16 Spain 22.9% 2024 up 34.0% rising
17 Namibia 22.6% 2018 up 20.8% falling
18 Nigeria 22.6% 2023 down 12.9% falling
19 Belgium 22.4% 2022 up 31.2% rising
20 Kenya 22.4% 2022 down 5.6% rising
21 Uganda 21.9% 2021 down 12.1% falling
22 Malta 21.1% 2023 up 31.4% rising
23 Angola 20.9% 2022 down 42.9% falling
24 Malawi 20.7% 2020 up 14.1% rising
25 Panama 19.3% 2024 up 18.2% rising
26 Latvia 19.1% 2023 up 19.3% falling
27 Ghana 19.0% 2022 down 20.8% rising
28 Zambia 18.9% 2023 down 10.0% falling
29 Argentina 18.7% 2024 down 2.7% flat
30 Israel 18.7% 2023 down 1.3% flat
31 Egypt 18.7% 2023 up 16.4% rising
32 Italy 18.3% 2022 up 24.7% rising
33 Côte d'Ivoire 18.1% 2022 down 2.2% rising
34 Australia 18.1% 2024 up 3.5% flat
35 Philippines 18.1% 2022 up 40.0% rising
36 Peru 18.1% 2023 down 13.0% falling
37 Senegal 17.9% 2022 down 1.1% falling
38 Hungary 17.8% 2023 up 23.9% rising
39 Chile 17.5% 2024 up 34.8% flat
40 Germany 17.5% 2023 down 7.1% rising
41 Ecuador 17.4% 2024 down 2.6% flat
42 Lithuania 17.3% 2023 down 8.0% flat
43 Uruguay 17.2% 2024 up 37.5% rising
44 Costa Rica 17.0% 2024 down 12.3% flat
45 El Salvador 16.7% 2023 up 5.0% rising
46 Türkiye 16.4% 2023 up 9.5% rising
47 Sri Lanka 15.5% 2022 up 32.9% rising
48 Croatia 15.5% 2023 up 12.7% flat
49 Romania 15.4% 2022 up 28.4% flat
50 India 15.3% 2022 up 1.9% rising
51 Paraguay 15.3% 2023 down 18.6% rising
52 Jordan 15.0% 2023 up 2.8% rising
53 Bangladesh 15.0% 2023 up 16.1% rising
54 Rwanda 15.0% 2024 down 23.6% falling
55 South Africa 14.9% 2024 down 20.4% falling
56 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.8% 2017 up 15.8% rising
57 Burkina Faso 14.7% 2024 down 9.7% rising
58 Serbia 14.6% 2024 up 10.4% flat
59 Mexico 14.5% 2025 down 9.3% flat
60 France 14.3% 2023 up 7.6% falling
61 Bhutan 14.3% 2024 down 26.5% falling
62 Jamaica 14.2% 2023 up 13.9% rising
63 Brazil 14.1% 2024 up 10.4% falling
64 Colombia 14.0% 2024 down 14.6% rising
65 Greece 13.9% 2024 up 13.1% rising
66 Kyrgyzstan 13.8% 2023 up 9.7% falling
67 Palestine, State of 13.7% 2024 down 26.2% falling
68 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.3% 2024 down 6.0% falling
69 Zimbabwe 13.2% 2023 down 6.1% flat
70 Mongolia 13.2% 2023 down 8.6% falling
71 Mali 13.0% 2022 up 8.4% falling
72 Tunisia 12.9% 2023 up 6.3% falling
73 Austria 12.7% 2023 down 9.0% falling
74 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.6% 2023 down 19.2% falling
75 Canada 12.4% 2024 up 4.7% falling
76 Georgia 12.2% 2023 up 12.6% rising
77 Tanzania, United Republic of 12.2% 2020 down 26.0% falling
78 United States of America 12.1% 2024 down 8.6% rising
79 Czechia 12.0% 2023 down 3.2% falling
80 Botswana 12.0% 2023 down 24.4% falling
81 Myanmar 11.8% 2020 up 155.2% rising
82 North Macedonia 11.8% 2024 down 16.7% falling
83 Dominican Republic 11.7% 2024 down 40.6% falling
84 Bulgaria 11.6% 2023 up 5.8% falling
85 Viet Nam 11.6% 2023 up 26.9% falling
86 Niger 11.5% 2022 up 46.4% rising
87 Vanuatu 11.4% 2020 up 17.3% rising
88 Mauritius 11.4% 2023 down 1.5% flat
89 Honduras 11.4% 2024 down 7.5% falling
90 Republic of Moldova 11.3% 2024 down 10.1% falling
91 New Caledonia 11.2% 2022 up 20.3% rising
92 Guatemala 11.2% 2023 down 30.7% falling
93 Poland 11.1% 2024 down 22.6% falling
94 Brunei Darussalam 11.0% 2023 down 31.9% falling
95 Belize 11.0% 2023 down 16.8% falling
96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.0% 2023 down 21.8% falling
97 Indonesia 10.9% 2023 down 6.8% rising
98 Pakistan 10.8% 2021 down 19.7% rising
99 Albania 10.7% 2023 down 24.9% flat
100 Montenegro 10.7% 2023 down 36.6% falling
101 Slovakia 10.4% 2023 down 12.4% falling
102 Trinidad and Tobago 10.3% 2023 rising
103 Switzerland 10.1% 2024 up 0.1% rising
104 Cyprus 10.1% 2023 down 38.4% falling
105 Armenia 9.6% 2023 down 6.8% falling
106 Korea 9.6% 2024 down 25.4% falling
107 Grenada 9.2% 2023 down 0.5% flat
108 Thailand 9.0% 2024 down 5.6% falling
109 Cambodia 9.0% 2023 down 17.7% falling
110 Saint Lucia 5.3% 2024 down 39.8% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
155 places, 3,143 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release