Nigeria vs Yemen: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Nigeria
23.2%
in 2025
Yemen
24.1%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
48th
Yemen rank
46th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 24.1% against 23.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 33.4% | 11.9% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 32.9% | 7.7% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 28.1% | 2.8% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 24.1% against 23.2% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 0.9%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Nigeria ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 46th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release