How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Yemen: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Sub-Saharan Africa

38.93 million number

in 2019

Yemen

1.02 million number

in 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

11th

Yemen rank

11th

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

Sub-Saharan Africa
Yemen

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 38.93 million number against 1.02 million number in Yemen, a difference of 37.91 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 38.2 times Yemen's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 11th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28.44 million number	652,689 number	27.79 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	33.50 million number	1.03 million number	32.47 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

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 or Yemen?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 38.93 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 and Yemen?: 37.91 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th 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: 04 September 2026

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