Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Yemen
Yemen: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 2.6 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Yemen, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 2.6 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 116.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Yemen peaked at 2.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1975.
Yemen ranks 140th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 | — |
| 1965 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.05 | — |
| 1985 | 0.12 | +140.0% |
| 1990 | 0.29 | +141.7% |
| 1995 | 0.65 | +124.1% |
| 2000 | 1.2 | +84.6% |
| 2005 | 1.86 | +55.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6 | +39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.005 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.085 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.47 | 0.29 | 0.65 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.53 | 1.2 | 1.86 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,320 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 267,498 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.7 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 80,059 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 187,439 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.91 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Yemen?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Yemen was 2.6 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1975.
- How does Yemen rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- Yemen ranks 140th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.