Adolescents out of school in Yemen
Yemen: Adolescents out of school was 39.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Yemen is 39.7%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Yemen peaked at 46.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2016.
Yemen ranks 17th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adolescents out of school in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 46.9% | — |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 39.7% | 46.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 14 El Salvador 45.5% compare
- 15 Liberia 44.4%
- 16 Honduras 44.3%
- 18 Suriname 39.6% compare
- 19 Madagascar 38.8% compare
- 20 Eritrea 37.1% compare
More education data for Yemen
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 229,234 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,507 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,813 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.92 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Yemen?
- Adolescents out of school in Yemen was 39.7% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for adolescents out of school?
- Yemen ranks 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.