Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 42.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 42.4% 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 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 43.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2005.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.5% | — |
| 2001 | 34.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 34.5% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 37.5% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.2% | 42.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 42.4% 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2005.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 34th 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (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