Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 44.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 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: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 44.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 44.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2001.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 29th 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: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.1% | — |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6% | 40.9% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 43.0% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 43.7% | 44.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 44.2% 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2001.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 29th 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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