Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Yemen
Yemen: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 7.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Yemen, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 7.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Yemen peaked at 7.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1975.
Yemen ranks 122nd 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3% | — |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -57.4% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +495.0% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +74.8% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +70.7% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +44.8% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +40.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 7.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.2%, 28% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 7.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.1%, 42% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 229,234 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,507 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,813 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.92 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Yemen?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Yemen was 7.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1975.
- How does Yemen rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Yemen ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)