Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 51.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 51.2% for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 51.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2001.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 15th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.4% | — |
| 2001 | 45.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.0% | 45.2% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.1% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 50.1% | 51.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 51.2% 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2001.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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