Primary education, pupils in Yemen
Yemen: Primary education, pupils was 45.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Yemen is 45.6%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Yemen peaked at 45.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 194th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.9% | — |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 37.6% | 43.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 43.9% | 45.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 76.98 (2016)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Yemen?
- Primary education, pupils in Yemen was 45.6% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for primary education, pupils?
- Yemen ranks 194th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.