Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 51.9% for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 51.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2001.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6% | 45.6% | 48.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 48.9% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 50.9% | 51.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0342 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 51.9% 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: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2001.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th 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: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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