School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 8.77 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Yemen stood at 8.77 years.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Yemen peaked at 8.91 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.31 years, in 1999.
That places Yemen 178th out of 197 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, both sexes in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.31 years | — |
| 2001 | 7.63 years | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 8.07 years | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 8.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.18 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.01 years | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 8.17 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.59 years | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 8.56 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.91 years | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 8.77 years | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.31 years | 7.31 years | 7.31 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.01 years | 7.63 years | 8.18 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.6 years | 8.17 years | 8.91 years | 5 |
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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, both sexes in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Yemen was 8.77 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.91 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.31 years in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Yemen ranks 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.