Kuwait vs Yemen: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Kuwait
26.6%
in 2021
Yemen
29.2%
in 2016
Kuwait rank
22nd
Yemen rank
19th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Kuwait
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 29.2% against 26.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 19th of 169 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 34.2% | 16.5% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 27.2% | 21.2% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Kuwait or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 29.2% against 26.6% in Kuwait as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Kuwait and Yemen?
- 2.6%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Yemen?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Kuwait and Yemen rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Kuwait ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 19th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). 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