School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.8209 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen is 0.8209 GPIA, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen peaked at 0.8209 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4762 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Yemen 203rd out of 208 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4762 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5418 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5893 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6184 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6501 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7238 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7514 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7544 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7693 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7896 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8209 GPIA | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4762 GPIA | 0.4762 GPIA | 0.4762 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6247 GPIA | 0.5418 GPIA | 0.7238 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7771 GPIA | 0.7514 GPIA | 0.8209 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,320 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 267,498 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.7 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 80,059 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 187,439 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.91 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen was 0.8209 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8209 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4762 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Yemen ranks 203rd out of 208 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release