Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 54.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 54.8% for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 55.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2000.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 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: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.5% | — |
| 2001 | 36.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 54.9% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 36.5% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 45.6% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 53.4% | 55.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 54.8% 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: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2000.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 9th 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: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (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