School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.0379 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Yemen, 1991–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Yemen stood at 0.0379 years. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Yemen peaked at 0.0379 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.015 years, in 2001.
Yemen ranks 203rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0179 years | — |
| 1992 | 0.0176 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0194 years | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0163 years | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.017 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.015 years | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0206 years | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 0.02 years | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0228 years | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0289 years | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0311 years | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0346 years | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0325 years | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0379 years | +16.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0379 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3069 years, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0379 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.05 years, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0176 years | 0.0163 years | 0.0194 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0214 years | 0.015 years | 0.0289 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.034 years | 0.0311 years | 0.0379 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 200 Mozambique 0.1048 years
- 201 Central African Republic 0.0742 years compare
- 202 Chad 0.0563 years compare
- 204 Afghanistan 0.0274 years compare
- 205 Somalia 0.0079 years
More education data for Yemen
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Yemen was 0.0379 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0379 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 years in 2001.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Yemen ranks 203rd out of 205 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release