Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 36.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 36.5% for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 36.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2000.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 38th 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.7% | — |
| 2001 | 27.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 30.5% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 35.7% | 36.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 36.5% 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: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 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: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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