Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Yemen
Yemen: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 8.08 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Yemen is 8.08 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Yemen peaked at 10.06 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 2018.
That places Yemen 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.57 years | — |
| 1991 | 8.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 8.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.87 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.97 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 9.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 9.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 9.29 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 9.61 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.72 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.83 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.93 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.06 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 9.95 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.7 years | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 9.45 years | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.2 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 9.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.61 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 9.37 years | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 9.14 years | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 8.91 years | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.68 years | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 8.46 years | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 8.23 years | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 8 years | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.08 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.08 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.08 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.08 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.03 years | 8.57 years | 9.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.67 years | 9.2 years | 10.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.77 years | 8 years | 9.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.08 years | 8.08 years | 8.08 years | 4 |
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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 expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Yemen?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Yemen was 8.08 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 10.06 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Yemen ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.