Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: World
SDG: World: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 46.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: World, 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: World stood at 46.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: World peaked at 46.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2000.
That places SDG: World 24th 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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.8% | — |
| 2001 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.9% | 37.8% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 41.5% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 45.4% | 46.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 106.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: World?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in SDG: World was 46.5% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2000.
- How does SDG: World rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- SDG: World ranks 24th 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: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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