Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 34.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) recorded 34.7% for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 34.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2000.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.6% | — |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 29.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 30.5% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.3% | 34.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 34.7% 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2000.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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