education2024

Participation in formal and non-formal education and training, ages 15–64, both sexes

Compare participation in formal and non-formal education and training, ages 15–64, both sexes across 32 countries using official UN SDG Global Database observations for 2024.

Source: United Nations SDG Global Database32 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
14.7%
Median: 14.3%
Countries Covered
32
with available data
Highest
Portugal
25.5%
Lowest
Saint Lucia
5.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Portugal25.5%
2Spain24.6%
3Argentina19.9%
4Panama19.8%
5Uruguay19.5%
By Region
Oceania19.3%(1 countries)
South America17.0%(6 countries)
Europe16.7%(7 countries)
Africa15.3%(1 countries)
North America13.6%(3 countries)
Key Findings
  • 32 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
  • Portugal has the highest published value (25.4867 %).
  • Saint Lucia has the lowest published value (5.86955 %).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (5.9%)High (25.5%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 14.7%)

Oceania (1)
South America (6)
Europe (7)
Africa (1)
North America (3)
Other (11)
Asia (3)

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

Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).

Values use UN SDG series SE_ADT_EDUCTRN, release 2026.Q2.G.01, one fixed 2024 reference year, unit Percentage, and the fixed selection Age: 15 to 64 years old; Reporting Type: Global; Sex: Both sexes. Aggregates, missing/non-finite values, other dimensions, other attributes, and non-ISO geographies are excluded; MapTheory does not impute missing countries.

Methodology

UN SDG series SE_ADT_EDUCTRN; year 2024; unit PERCENT; dimensions {"Age": "15-64", "Reporting Type": "G", "Sex": "BOTHSEX"}; attributes {"Nature": "E", "Units": "PERCENT"} Official UN SDG metadata for indicator 4.3.1.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Portugal25.5%
2Spain24.6%
3Argentina19.9%
4Panama19.8%
5Uruguay19.5%
6Australia19.3%
7Chile17.8%
8Costa Rica17.2%
9Ecuador16.4%
10Serbia15.8%
11South Africa15.3%
12Brazil14.8%
13Burkina Faso14.5%
14Mexico14.5%
15Bhutan14.5%
16Greece14.4%
17United Kingdom14.2%
18Rwanda14.1%
19Colombia13.7%
20Dominican Republic13.7%
21Canada13.5%
22United States of America12.9%
23The Republic of North Macedonia12.7%
24Poland11.7%
25Honduras11.5%
26Russian Federation11.5%
27Singapore11.1%
28Moldova, Republic of11.0%
29Switzerland11.0%
30Thailand9.4%
31South Korea9.3%
32Saint Lucia5.9%
Showing 32 of 32 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from United Nations SDG Global Database (2024).

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