Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Yemen
Yemen: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 77.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
77.2%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
125th
of 165 countries
All-time high
77.2%
in 2025
All-time low
50.5%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Yemen, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 77.2% for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Yemen peaked at 77.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 1981.
Yemen ranks 125th 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, male (modelled data) (%) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 50.5% | — |
| 1982 | 51.4% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 52.1% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 52.9% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 55.3% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 56.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 58.6% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 59.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 61.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 62.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 64.5% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 77.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.6%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 77.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95.4%, 81% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.7% | 50.5% | 56.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 57.8% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 65.8% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 71.9% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 75.3% | 77.2% | 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, male (modelled data) in Yemen?
- Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Yemen was 77.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 1981.
- How does Yemen rank for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Yemen ranks 125th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release