Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 12.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America, 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: Northern America is 12.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America peaked at 13.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2000.
That places SDG: Northern America 38th 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: Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3044 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2707 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America was 12.1% 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: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 38th 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: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America 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