Over-age students, primary, male in Yemen
Yemen: Over-age students, primary, male was 10.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2016, over-age students, primary, male in Yemen stood at 10.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Yemen peaked at 21.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2016.
Yemen ranks 69th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Over-age students, primary, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.9% | — |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -34.7% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.3% | 12.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 over-age students, primary, male in Yemen?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Yemen was 10.3% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Yemen ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.