Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Yemen
Yemen: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 31.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Yemen, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Yemen is 31.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Yemen peaked at 48.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2025.
That places Yemen 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.4% | — |
| 2001 | 46.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | -3.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 31.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 45.1%, 69% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 31.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 4.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.7% | 44.4% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 38.5% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 31.3% | 38.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Yemen?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Yemen was 31.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2025.
- How does Yemen rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Yemen ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release