School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 5.68 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Yemen stood at 5.68 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Yemen peaked at 5.82 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.54 years, in 1999.
That places Yemen 194th out of 200 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.54 years | — |
| 2001 | 4 years | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 4.22 years | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 4.54 years | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 4.79 years | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 5.03 years | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 5.22 years | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 5.38 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 5.61 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 5.57 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.82 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.68 years | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.54 years | 3.54 years | 3.54 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.63 years | 4 years | 5.22 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.61 years | 5.38 years | 5.82 years | 5 |
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More education data for Yemen
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Yemen was 5.68 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 years in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Yemen ranks 194th out of 200 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release