Over-age students, primary in Yemen
Yemen: Over-age students, primary was 9.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2016, over-age students, primary in Yemen stood at 9.9%.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Yemen peaked at 20.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2012.
That places Yemen 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -32.5% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.3% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 12.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 65 Senegal 10.4% compare
- 66 Guatemala 10.3% compare
- 67 Cape Verde 10.2% compare
- 69 Philippines 9.8% compare
- 70 Bangladesh 9.0% compare
- 71 Myanmar 8.8% compare
More education data for Yemen
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Yemen?
- Over-age students, primary in Yemen was 9.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2012.
- How does Yemen rank for over-age students, primary?
- Yemen ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 (% of 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.