Productivity vs educational attainment in Yemen
Yemen: Productivity vs educational attainment was 3.14 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Productivity vs educational attainment in Yemen, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity vs educational attainment in Yemen is 3.14, 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 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.14, 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.
Productivity vs educational attainment in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.88 | — |
| 2006 | 7.98 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.28 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.77 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 8.53 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 9.9 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 8.74 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 8.15 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 8.16 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.89 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.18 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 5.58 | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 4.18 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 4.46 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 3.89 | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 3.53 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 3.56 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.44 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 3.14 | -8.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 3.14 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.45, 91% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 3.14 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.79, 11% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.29 | 7.88 | 8.77 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.81 | 3.89 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 | 3.14 | 3.56 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 65.1 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 69.38 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs educational attainment in Yemen?
- Productivity vs educational attainment in Yemen was 3.14 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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