Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Yemen
Yemen: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 7.49 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Yemen stood at 7.49 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Yemen peaked at 8.37 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.39 years, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 188th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.39 years | — |
| 1991 | 5.55 years | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 5.71 years | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 5.88 years | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 6.05 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 6.23 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 6.41 years | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 6.6 years | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 6.79 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 6.99 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 7.21 years | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 7.42 years | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 7.64 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.86 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 8.08 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 8.13 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.05 years | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 7.96 years | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.87 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.94 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 8.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.37 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 8.23 years | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 8.1 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.96 years | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 7.83 years | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 7.7 years | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 7.56 years | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.43 years | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.49 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 7.49 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.49 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.49 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.49 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.16 years | 5.39 years | 6.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.82 years | 7.21 years | 8.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.87 years | 7.43 years | 8.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.49 years | 7.49 years | 7.49 years | 4 |
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More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.7 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 80,059 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 187,439 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.91 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Yemen?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Yemen was 7.49 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 vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.37 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 years in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Yemen ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.