Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Yemen
Yemen: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 4.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Yemen, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 4.5 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Yemen peaked at 8.86 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 13th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.97 | 7.96 | 7.98 | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.09 | 7.99 | 8.22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.38 | 8.23 | 8.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.8 | 8.71 | 8.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.57 | 6.49 | 8.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.63 | 5 | 6.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 | 4.6 | 4.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 10 Mozambique 4.69 compare
- 11 Mauritania 4.62 compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.54 compare
- 14 Benin 4.48 compare
- 15 Nigeria 4.38 compare
- 16 Sudan 4.26 compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 76.98 (2016)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Yemen?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Yemen was 4.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 in 1985.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Yemen ranks 13th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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