Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 16.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 16.0%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 16.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2001.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.6% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.9% | 16.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 175.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 16.0% 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2001.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release