Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 18.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 18.8% for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 20.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2024.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 19.8% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.2% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.8% | 19.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 18.8% 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2024.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 4th 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release