Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Yemen
Yemen: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 34.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
34.4%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
13th
of 206 countries
All-time high
51.0%
in 2000
All-time low
32.6%
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Yemen, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Yemen stood at 34.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Yemen peaked at 51.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2021.
Yemen ranks 13th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 49.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 34.4% | +1.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 34.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.9%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 34.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.3%, 6.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 38.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 33.7% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 32.6% | 34.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 10 Burkina Faso 36.9% compare
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 36.9% compare
- 12 Angola 35.2% compare
- 14 Liberia 34.1% compare
- 15 Tajikistan 33.8% compare
- 16 Mauritania 33.6% 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 children of primary school age, female in Yemen?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Yemen was 34.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Yemen ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release