Education in Yemen

1,454 indicators covering education for Yemen.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.25 modelled data 2025 up 2.9% 20th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 760,296 2016 up 26.2% 52nd
Primary education, pupils 45.6% 2016 up 9.6% 194th
Inequality in education 0.4645 2023 unchanged 7th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 10.1% 2012 up 83.0% 33rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 34.5% 2016 up 35.5% 154th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 49.5% 2016 down 12.0% 138th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.6982 GPI 2016 up 53.9% 171st
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 306,027 2016 up 66.3% 57th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.38 modelled data 2025 up 4.7% 15th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 101st
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 9 2025 unchanged 144th
End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2011 up 3.7% 128th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 454,269 2016 up 8.5% 47th
Tertiary education, academic staff 17.1% 2007 up 1,246.4% 150th
Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 32nd
End month of the academic school year 6 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 134th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 22,893 2016 up 28.4% 34th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.3 modelled data 2025 up 2.0% 18th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 8.8% 2012 up 154.0% 29th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 9.4% 2012 up 149.4% 36th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.3% 2011 up 120.7% 92nd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 51.0% 2016 up 12.8% 182nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2011 up 32.2% 91st
Persistence to grade 5, female 72.9% 2012 up 3.2% 126th
Persistence to grade 5, male 77.5% 2012 down 2.6% 107th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 68.9% 2016 up 0.6% 188th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 43.6% 2016 up 42.5% 189th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 58.0% 2016 down 2.0% 177th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.752 GPIA 2016 up 45.3% 193rd
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.7% 2011 down 19.1% 167th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2011 up 33.4% 96th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 7.3% 2011 up 33.6% 92nd
School enrollment, secondary 47.6% 2016 up 19.8% 127th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 6.22 years 2016 up 0.1% 192nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 63.2% 2016 up 13.1% 192nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.8481 GPIA 2016 up 22.5% 192nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 74.5% 2016 down 7.7% 187th
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 11,153 2016 up 49.1% 25th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 19,886 2016 up 17.1% 21st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 7.71 million 2025 up 35.3% 14th
School age population, early childhood education, female 3.76 million 2025 up 35.2% 14th
School age population, early childhood education, male 3.95 million 2025 up 35.4% 14th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 35.9% 2016 up 1.5% 169th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 17,126 2016 up 31.6% 40th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 46,867 2016 down 1.7% 44th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 6.74 years 2016 down 8.2% 187th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 5.68 years 2016 up 12.8% 194th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.8428 GPIA 2016 up 22.9% 195th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 8.9% 2012 up 92.7% 31st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.3% 2016 down 63.8% 183rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.6% 2016 down 62.2% 149th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 29.6% 2016 up 34.2% 176th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.705 GPI 2016 up 54.1% 188th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 41.9% 2016 down 13.0% 163rd
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 145th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th