How many years of comparable data are there for World and Yemen?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

World vs Yemen: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

World

16.5%

in 2019

Yemen

21.4%

in 2016

World rank

17th

Yemen rank

20th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

World
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 21.4% against 16.5% in World, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times World's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

World ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 20th 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	24.0%	27.1%	3.1%	Yemen
2010s	17.7%	21.7%	4.0%	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, World or Yemen?: Yemen, at 21.4% against 16.5% in World as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between World and Yemen?: 4.9%, 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary?: World ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 20th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,045 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/