Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Yemen

Yemen: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 50.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
50.6%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
10th
of 138 countries
All-time high
68.9%
in 1999
All-time low
50.6%
in 2016
Years of data
5
1999–2016

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Yemen, 1999–2016

02040601999200720161999: 68.9 %2010: 61.1 %2012: 57.8 %2013: 52.4 %2016: 50.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 50.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Yemen peaked at 68.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2016.

That places Yemen 10th out of 138 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) in Yemen, 1999 to 2016.
Year % Change
1999 68.9%
2010 61.1% -11.3%
2012 57.8% -5.4%
2013 52.4% -9.4%
2016 50.6% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.9% 68.9% 68.9% 1
2010s 55.5% 50.6% 61.1% 4

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 7 Djibouti 56.0% compare
  2. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 54.8%
  3. 9 Burkina Faso 52.5% compare
  4. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 49.0% compare
  5. 12 Guatemala 48.1% compare
  6. 13 Iraq 47.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Yemen?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Yemen was 50.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2016.
How does Yemen rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Yemen ranks 10th out of 138 countries with data for 2016.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/