Inequality in education in Yemen
Yemen: Inequality in education was 0.4645 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.4645
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.4809
in 2010
All-time low
0.4645
in 2013
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in education in Yemen, 2010–2023
Source: 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%.
Inequality in education in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4809 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4809 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4809 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4645 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4645 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4645 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4645 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4645 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4645 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4645 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4645 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4645 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4645 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4645 | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.4645 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4009, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.4645 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2211, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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
- 10 Djibouti 0.4578 compare
More education data for Yemen
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 65.1 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 69.38 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Yemen?
- Inequality in education in Yemen was 0.4645 in 2023, according to 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).