Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 44.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 44.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 44.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2000.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.3% | — |
| 2001 | 35.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 35.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 38.1% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 43.1% | 44.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 175.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 44.4% 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2000.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release