Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 40.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 40.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 40.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2001.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 33rd 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.3% | — |
| 2001 | 35.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 35.1% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 37.4% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.6% | 40.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 40.2% 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2001.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 33rd 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (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