Primary completion rate, male in Yemen
Yemen: Primary completion rate, male was 66.1% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, male in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2016, primary completion rate, male in Yemen stood at 66.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Yemen peaked at 68.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2010.
Yemen ranks 167th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Primary completion rate, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.7% | — |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 66.3% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 68.9% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 65.7% | 65.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 65.4% | 68.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 65.1% | 66.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,320 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 267,498 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.7 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 80,059 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 187,439 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.91 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Yemen?
- Primary completion rate, male in Yemen was 66.1% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2010.
- How does Yemen rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Yemen ranks 167th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.