Education in Yemen 1,454 indicators covering education for Yemen. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 1.91 million 2016 up 31.5% 47th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.5067 units per square kilometre 2011 up 38.3% 151st Average years of schooling among adults 5.48 years 2023 up 53.8% 164th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 5.48 years 2023 up 53.8% 164th Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 5.48 years 2023 up 53.8% 164th Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 40.5% 2016 down 17.3% 73rd Average years of schooling, males vs. females 7.45 years 2023 up 31.8% 142nd Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 118.6% 86th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0029 units per person 2016 up 13.6% 43rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0042 units per person 2016 down 3.1% 44th Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 8.08 years 2023 down 11.6% 188th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2016 down 14.5% 29th Primary completion rate, male 66.1% 2016 up 1.0% 167th Primary completion rate, female 53.9% 2016 up 31.4% 179th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2016 down 27.0% 26th Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 8.3% 86th Years of schooling, annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year 2023 down 38.5% 2nd Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 17th Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0595 units per person 2016 down 6.1% 133rd Secondary education, general pupils 1.91 million 2016 up 32.2% 47th Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,320 number 2016 up 82.2% 134th Lower secondary completion rate, total 45.0% 2016 up 12.2% 159th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 73.8% 2016 up 6.5% 174th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.77 years 2016 up 7.2% 178th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.0318 units per square kilometre 2016 up 107.8% 190th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 0.0369 units per square kilometre 2016 up 97.0% 187th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.4342 units per square kilometre 2016 up 45.2% 58th Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 3.62 units per square kilometre 2016 up 32.2% 134th School enrollment, preprimary, male 1.7% 2016 up 59.8% 191st School enrollment, preprimary, female 1.5% 2016 up 69.1% 191st Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 14.8 % change on previous year 2013 up 93.2% 22nd Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 4,792 2016 down 52.3% 145th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 69.5% 2012 down 0.9% 144th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.1516 units per square kilometre 2011 up 67.9% 157th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.355 units per square kilometre 2011 up 28.6% 143rd Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2016 down 29.4% 28th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.5076 years 2011 down 8.2% 150th Secondary education, general pupils 41.2% 2016 up 27.8% 196th Lower secondary completion rate, female 38.5% 2016 up 49.1% 167th Lower secondary completion rate, male 51.2% 2016 down 4.9% 150th Children out of school 30.6% 2016 down 2.5% 16th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 36,320 number 2016 up 101.9% 134th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0011 number per person 2016 up 43.3% 196th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 482,129 2025 up 24.9% 28th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 460,278 2025 up 25.2% 28th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 942,407 2025 up 25.1% 28th Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd ← Previous Page 4 of 25 Next →