World vs Yemen: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
World
25.1%
in 2019
Yemen
42.0%
in 2016
World rank
16th
Yemen rank
16th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- World
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 42.0% against 25.1% in World, a difference of 16.9%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
World ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 16th of 43 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 46.9% | 9.8% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 45.7% | 18.6% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, World or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 42.0% against 25.1% in World as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between World and Yemen?
- 16.9%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Yemen?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do World and Yemen rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- World ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 16th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/