Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Yemen
Yemen: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 0.9356 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9356 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
158th
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.9356 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.0786 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.9356 modelled data for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen peaked at 0.9356 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0786 modelled data, in 1981.
Yemen ranks 158th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Yemen, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0786 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.0979 modelled data | +24.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1168 modelled data | +19.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1373 modelled data | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1582 modelled data | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1788 modelled data | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1994 modelled data | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2206 modelled data | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2399 modelled data | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2591 modelled data | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2779 modelled data | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2963 modelled data | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3169 modelled data | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3371 modelled data | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3595 modelled data | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3811 modelled data | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4017 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4225 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4414 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.46 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4799 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5007 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5209 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5417 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5646 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5883 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6109 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6329 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6542 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6751 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6941 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7126 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7311 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7513 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7722 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7914 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8084 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8251 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8425 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8598 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8776 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8942 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9095 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9221 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9356 modelled data | +1.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.9356 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.9356 modelled data is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 modelled data, 93% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1586 modelled data | 0.0786 modelled data | 0.2399 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3493 modelled data | 0.2591 modelled data | 0.4414 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5554 modelled data | 0.46 modelled data | 0.6542 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7604 modelled data | 0.6751 modelled data | 0.8425 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8998 modelled data | 0.8598 modelled data | 0.9356 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 65.1 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 69.38 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen was 0.9356 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9356 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0786 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Yemen rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Yemen ranks 158th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release