Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Yemen: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
38.91 million number
in 2019
Yemen
1.02 million number
in 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
13th
Yemen rank
11th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 38.91 million number against 1.02 million number in Yemen, a difference of 37.89 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 38.2 times Yemen's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 11th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 28.41 million number 652,689 number 27.75 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 33.48 million number 1.03 million number 32.45 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Yemen?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 38.91 million number against 1.02 million number in Yemen as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Yemen?
37.89 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Yemen?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.