Inequality in education in Yemen
Yemen: Inequality in education was 0.4645 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality in education in Yemen, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in education in Yemen stood at 0.4645. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Yemen peaked at 0.4809 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4645, in 2013.
Yemen ranks 7th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4694 | 0.4645 | 0.4809 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4645 | 0.4645 | 0.4645 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 4 Sierra Leone 0.475 compare
- 5 Gambia 0.47 compare
- 6 Senegal 0.47 compare
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4611 compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 0.4607 compare
More education data for Yemen
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 144,824 (2016)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.5 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.9% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Yemen?
- Inequality in education in Yemen was 0.4645 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4809 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4645 in 2013.
- How does Yemen rank for inequality in education?
- Yemen ranks 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.