Education in Yemen

1,454 indicators covering education for Yemen.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 5.8% 2012 up 67.6% 31st
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 9.4% 2012 up 81.0% 28th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 8,251 number 2016 up 63.5% 27th
Average years of schooling 5.56 years 2020 up 44.8% 102nd
Share of the population with tertiary education 3.8% 2020 up 40.7% 90th
Share of population with no formal education 38.0% 2020 down 31.7% 7th
Share of the population with at least some formal education 62.0% 2020 up 39.6% 105th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 24.3% 2011 down 7.5% 137th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 0.3% 2011 down 9.9% 137th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 75.7% 2011 up 2.7% 1st
Number of classroom teachers in primary education 144,824 2016 up 30.2% 14th
Primary education gross enrolment ratio 76.98 2016 down 3.1% 71st
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 15.7% 2012 down 27.0% 31st
Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education 229,234 2016 up 45.2% 3rd
Percentage of enrolments in private schools of primary education 5.04 2016 up 116.2% 42nd
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development 0 years 2025 43rd
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development 3 years 2025 unchanged 12th
Gross graduation ratio, primary, total 62.3% 2016 up 8.6% 93rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 2025 unchanged 9th
Duration of compulsory education in years 9 2025 unchanged 50th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 9 2025 unchanged 43rd
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 37.92 2023 up 31.5% 58th
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 73.05 2023 up 15.1% 61st
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 56.82 2023 up 25.1% 57th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total 2,816 2010 up 35.9% 39th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female 1,380 2010 up 37.2% 38th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total 2,425 2010 up 56.1% 42nd
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, female 1,187 2010 up 58.1% 42nd
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25-29, total 1,981 2010 up 68.5% 46th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25-29, female 967 2010 up 69.1% 46th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 30-34, total 1,468 2010 up 53.4% 48th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 30-34, female 715 2010 up 48.6% 49th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 35-39, total 1,105 2010 up 29.7% 51st
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 35-39, female 542 2010 up 24.6% 53rd
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total 895 2010 up 24.8% 53rd
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, female 454 2010 up 26.1% 53rd
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 45-49, total 791 2010 up 40.7% 54th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 45-49, female 408 2010 up 44.7% 52nd
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total 654 2010 up 59.5% 58th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, female 333 2010 up 60.9% 58th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total 496 2010 up 56.0% 65th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, female 254 2010 up 59.7% 65th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 60-64, total 344 2010 up 45.1% 71st
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 60-64, female 179 2010 up 50.4% 71st
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total 3.92 2010 up 31.1% 116th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female 3.33 2010 up 99.4% 131st
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total 2.39 2010 up 50.3% 139th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female 1.6 2010 up 110.5% 140th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total 3.1 2010 up 11.9% 131st
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female 2.38 2010 up 64.1% 136th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, total 2.96 2010 up 45.1% 135th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female 1.67 2010 up 111.4% 141st
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total 1.68 2010 up 115.4% 140th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female 0.81 2010 up 200.0% 141st
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total 2.76 2010 up 100.0% 137th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female 1.48 2010 up 270.0% 140th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total 2.03 2010 up 238.3% 139th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female 0.8 2010 up 321.1% 144th
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total 1.38 2010 up 475.0% 141st
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, female 0.41 2010 up 355.6% 144th