Education in Yemen

1,454 indicators covering education for Yemen.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 9.1 years 2011 up 15.8% 167th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 1,375 2016 up 16.6% 146th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.0399 years 2016 up 61.8% 211th
Productivity vs. educational attainment 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 61.5% 125th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 103.2% 2016 down 12.9% 81st
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 74.8% 2025 up 14.1% 135th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 72.2% 2025 up 26.9% 142nd
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9356 modelled data 2025 up 21.2% 158th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 77.2% 2025 up 4.7% 125th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -4.67 % change on previous year 2013 down 325.7% 145th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 0.1% 2016 down 27.7% 180th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 58.8% 2025 up 23.3% 116th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 55.0% 2025 up 43.8% 125th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 0.8805 modelled data 2025 up 30.6% 149th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 62.5% 2025 up 10.1% 108th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 39.9% 2025 up 30.4% 109th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 37.7% 2025 up 52.7% 119th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 0.8939 modelled data 2025 up 31.8% 140th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 42.1% 2025 up 15.9% 103rd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 30.3% 2025 up 1.7% 5th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 16.3% 2025 down 3.1% 10th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 17.3% 2025 down 3.2% 12th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 5.4% 2011 up 16.3% 172nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 12.1% 2011 down 10.7% 149th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.4451 GPIA 2011 up 30.3% 181st
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 1,375 number 2016 up 16.6% 142nd
Repeaters, primary, total 5.9% 2016 up 19.9% 54th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.2691 years 2011 up 16.3% 175th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.6046 years 2011 down 10.7% 157th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.4451 GPIA 2011 up 30.3% 184th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 15.6% 2016 down 32.3% 30th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 7.83 years 2011 up 16.9% 174th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 60.1% 2016 up 12.4% 181st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 7,356 number 2007 up 48.7% 100th
Persistence to grade 5, total 75.4% 2012 down 0.7% 127th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 69.5% 2012 down 0.9% 145th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 4,859 2024 up 23.7% 21st
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 3,865 2024 up 31.6% 25th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 3,897 2024 up 5.9% 36th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 3,798 2024 down 6.0% 45th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 98.9% 2016 down 8.0% 121st
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 107.4% 2016 down 16.8% 51st
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 96.6% 2016 up 0.2% 1st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.0379 years 2016 up 66.4% 203rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.0419 years 2016 up 58.0% 203rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9046 GPIA 2016 up 5.4% 193rd
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 97.3% 2016 up 0.5% 99th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 37 2016 down 2.6% 123rd
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 1,338 2016 up 17.3% 142nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.729 GPI 2011 up 59.9% 171st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 1,261 2007 up 1,901.6% 113th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 17.1% 2007 up 1,246.4% 152nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 6,095 2007 up 24.8% 88th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 2.2% 2100 down 38.2% 28th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 1.43 million people 2100 down 38.4% 21st
Population by level of education 17.24 million people 2100 up 14.4% 42nd
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.933 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.2% 99th
Repeaters, primary, female 5.2% 2016 up 20.5% 52nd