Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 39.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 39.1% for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 39.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 2000.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.6% | — |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 33.6% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 36.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 38.3% | 39.1% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.903 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 91.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 39.1% 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 2000.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 35th 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: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, 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, 15-24 years old, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release