Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 40.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 40.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 40.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2001.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.4% | — |
| 2001 | 35.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8% | 35.2% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 37.3% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 39.9% | 40.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 29 Republic of Moldova 70.1% compare
- 30 Lithuania 70.0% compare
- 31 Tunisia 69.9% compare
- 32 Philippines 69.6% compare
- 33 Georgia 69.2% compare
- 34 Romania 69.2% compare
- 35 North Macedonia 68.8% compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 40.5% 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2001.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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