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 24.1% 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
Yemen recorded 24.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Yemen peaked at 37.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2025.
That places Yemen 46th 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 | 31.2% | — |
| 2001 | 30.1% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 35.4% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 29.9% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 31.2% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 24.1% | 31.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 43 El Salvador 28.6% compare
- 44 Montserrat 25.2% compare
- 45 Bahamas 24.4% compare
- 47 Solomon Islands 23.6% compare
- 48 Nigeria 23.2% compare
- 49 Gambia 23.0% 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 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 24.1% 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 37.1% 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 24.1% in 2025.
- How does Yemen rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Yemen ranks 46th 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 27.0%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release