Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 48.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
21st
of 45 groups
All-time high
48.7%
in 2023
All-time low
27.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 48.7% for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 48.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2000.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 21st 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 SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.8% | — |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 27.8% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 37.8% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 46.6% | 48.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Southern Asia was 48.7% 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 21st 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: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern 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