Nigeria vs Yemen: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)
Nigeria
22.1%
in 2025
Yemen
24.2%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
28th
Yemen rank
26th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 24.2% against 22.1% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 28th and Yemen ranks 26th of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 26.0% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 25.2% | 1.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.9% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled), Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 24.2% against 22.1% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 2.1%, 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 children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Nigeria ranks 28th and Yemen ranks 26th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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