Productivity vs. educational attainment in Yemen
Yemen: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▼ Falling
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Yemen, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity vs. educational attainment in Yemen is 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Yemen peaked at 9.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2023.
That places Yemen 125th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 122 Mali 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 123 Uganda 3.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 124 Malawi 3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 3.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 127 Mozambique 2.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 128 Niger 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Yemen
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 144,824 (2016)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.5 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.9% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Yemen?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Yemen was 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2010.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Yemen ranks 125th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.