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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%) - 15 to 64 years old - Both sexes

Name: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%) - 15 to 64 years old - Both sexes
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, %, participation, rate, formal, and, non, education, training, sex, years, old, both, sexes

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•166 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

16.4%

Median: 14.9%

Countries Covered

166

with available data

Highest

Djibouti

52.1%

Lowest

Saint Lucia

5.2%

Top 5 Countries

1Djibouti52.1%

2Sweden45.7%

3Denmark39.1%

4Sao Tome and Principe38.0%

5Netherlands36.1%

By Region

Europe21.3%(31 countries)

Oceania18.9%(1 countries)

Africa18.1%(8 countries)

South America17.2%(7 countries)

Other15.3%(96 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (5.2%)High (52.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.4%)

Europe (31)

Oceania (1)

Africa (8)

South America (7)

Other (96)

Asia (19)

North America (4)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Djibouti	52.1%
2	Sweden	45.7%
3	Denmark	39.1%
4	Sao Tome and Principe	38.0%
5	Netherlands	36.1%
6	Finland	34.0%
7	Iceland	32.7%
8	Norway	32.5%
9	Slovenia	28.7%
10	Guinea-Bissau	27.0%
11	Luxembourg	26.1%
12	Belgium	26.0%
13	Ireland	25.5%
14	Haiti	25.0%
15	Timor-Leste	24.5%
16	Spain	24.3%
17	Comoros	24.3%
18	Portugal	23.6%
19	Somalia	23.5%
20	Malta	23.0%
21	Bolivia	22.9%
22	Latvia	22.1%
23	Namibia	22.0%
24	Belarus	21.8%
25	Togo	21.2%
26	Ethiopia	21.1%
27	Kenya	21.0%
28	Italy	20.9%
29	Nigeria	20.9%
30	Republic of the Congo	20.5%
31	Argentina	20.4%
32	Uganda	20.2%
33	Uruguay	19.7%
34	Tonga	19.3%
35	Liberia	19.2%
36	Angola	19.1%
37	Lithuania	19.1%
38	Marshall Islands	19.1%
39	Philippines	19.0%
40	State of Palestine	18.9%
41	Australia	18.9%
42	Panama	18.9%
43	Hungary	18.8%
44	Suriname	18.7%
45	Papua New Guinea	18.7%
46	Eswatini	18.6%
47	Costa Rica	18.3%
48	Zambia	17.9%
49	Iraq	17.9%
50	Germany	17.9%
51	Malawi	17.9%
52	Israel	17.6%
53	Chile	17.6%
54	Egypt	17.6%
55	Cameroon	17.5%
56	Peru	17.2%
57	Senegal	16.9%
58	Türkiye	16.8%
59	Sierra Leone	16.8%
60	Romania	16.7%
61	Ghana	16.6%
62	Ecuador	16.6%
63	Republic of The Gambia	16.6%
64	Nepal	16.5%
65	Croatia	16.5%
66	Paraguay	16.4%
67	Cote d'Ivoire	16.4%
68	Serbia	16.3%
69	Tokelau	16.2%
70	Nicaragua	16.2%
71	Jordan	16.1%
72	Tuvalu	16.1%
73	Yemen	16.1%
74	Micronesia, Federated States of	15.8%
75	South Africa	15.7%
76	Sri Lanka	15.6%
77	Venezuela	15.5%
78	Burkina Faso	15.4%
79	Saudi Arabia	15.3%
80	Jamaica	15.1%
81	Brazil	15.0%
82	Samoa	15.0%
83	France	14.9%
84	Guinea	14.9%
85	Solomon Islands	14.7%
86	Mexico	14.7%
87	Bhutan	14.6%
88	Mauritania	14.5%
89	Benin	14.5%
90	Democratic Republic of the Congo	14.5%
91	Dominican Republic	14.5%
92	United Kingdom	14.5%
93	Mozambique	14.1%
94	Lesotho	14.1%
95	Tunisia	14.0%
96	Colombia	13.9%
97	India	13.8%
98	Greece	13.7%
99	Mongolia	13.6%
100	Burundi	13.5%
101	Canada	13.5%
102	Lebanon	13.4%
103	Montenegro	13.4%
104	Bangladesh	13.4%
105	Rwanda	13.3%
106	Tajikistan	13.3%
107	Niue	13.3%
108	Fiji	13.2%
109	Maldives	13.1%
110	Chad	13.1%
111	Austria	13.0%
112	Czech Republic	12.9%
113	Kyrgyzstan	12.9%
114	Barbados	12.9%
115	Sudan	12.9%
116	United States of America	12.8%
117	The Republic of North Macedonia	12.7%
118	Morocco	12.6%
119	Brunei Darussalam	12.5%
120	Georgia	12.3%
121	Switzerland	12.1%
122	Estonia	12.1%
123	Islamic Republic of Iran	12.1%
124	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12.1%
125	Botswana	12.0%
126	Bulgaria	12.0%
127	El Salvador	12.0%
128	Mauritius	12.0%
129	Zimbabwe	11.9%
130	Lao People's Democratic Republic	11.8%
131	New Caledonia	11.5%
132	Myanmar	11.5%
133	Poland	11.4%
134	Vanuatu	11.3%
135	Russian Federation	11.3%
136	Slovakia	11.2%
137	Vietnam	11.2%
138	Mali	11.2%
139	Singapore	11.1%
140	Indonesia	11.1%
141	Belize	11.1%
142	United Republic of Tanzania	11.0%
143	Trinidad and Tobago	10.8%
144	Honduras	10.7%
145	Guatemala	10.6%
146	Moldova, Republic of	10.6%
147	Grenada	10.2%
148	Afghanistan	10.1%
149	Nauru	10.1%
150	Antigua and Barbuda	9.9%
151	Cambodia	9.8%
152	Armenia	9.8%
153	Palau	9.6%
154	Pakistan	9.6%
155	Cyprus	9.5%
156	Thailand	9.5%
157	South Korea	9.3%
158	Niger	9.3%
159	Wallis and Futuna	8.7%
160	Kiribati	8.6%
161	Guyana	8.4%
162	United Arab Emirates	7.6%
163	Seychelles	7.3%
164	Madagascar	7.0%
165	Cook Islands	6.0%
166	Saint Lucia	5.2%

Showing 166 of 166 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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