Children out of school, primary in Yemen
Yemen: Children out of school, primary was 1.55 million in 2016. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2016, children out of school, primary in Yemen stood at 1.55 million.
The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Yemen peaked at 1.81 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million, in 2005.
Yemen ranks 10th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.81 million | 1.81 million | 1.81 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.40 million | 1.27 million | 1.61 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.29 million | 1.55 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 7 Tanzania 2.01 million compare
- 8 Niger 1.88 million compare
- 9 Philippines 1.62 million compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 1.36 million compare
- 12 Mali 1.19 million compare
- 13 United States 965,853 compare
More education data for Yemen
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 144,824 (2016)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.9% (2016)
- School enrollment, primary, male 81.8% (2016)
- Labor force, female 7.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.16 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Yemen?
- Children out of school, primary in Yemen was 1.55 million in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2005.
- How does Yemen rank for children out of school, primary?
- Yemen ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2016.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.