Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 18.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 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: Australia and New Zealand is 18.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 18.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2022.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.5% | — |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.4% | 18.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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: Australia and New Zealand?
- 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: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th 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: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release