Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 56.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America, 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: Northern America stood at 56.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America peaked at 58.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2000.
That places SDG: Northern America 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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: Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.7% | — |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 49.7% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 56.3% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 56.3% | 57.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3044 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2707 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Northern America was 56.9% 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: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 8th 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: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America 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