Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Yemen
Yemen: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) was 77.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,824 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release