Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 49.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 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: South-eastern Asia stood at 49.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 49.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2000.
That places SDG: South-eastern Asia 18th 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: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.1% | — |
| 2001 | 35.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 35.1% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 37.9% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 45.9% | 49.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1119 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 49.6% 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: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2000.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 18th 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: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: South-eastern Asia 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