Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Yemen
Yemen: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 63.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Yemen, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 63.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Yemen peaked at 76.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 2025.
Yemen ranks 24th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.4% | — |
| 2001 | 75.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 71.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 63.5% | -2.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 63.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.7%, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 63.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.7%, 4.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.8% | 73.5% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 66.3% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 63.5% | 65.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 21 South Sudan 64.7% compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 64.3% compare
- 23 Guatemala 63.7% compare
- 25 San Marino 62.8% compare
- 26 Congo 61.9% compare
- 27 Togo 59.4% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Yemen?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Yemen was 63.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 2025.
- How does Yemen rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Yemen ranks 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release