Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 45.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 45.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 45.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2000.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 23rd 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.4% | — |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 45.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 22.4% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 32.3% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 43.3% | 45.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 45.4% 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: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 23rd 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: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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