School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 8 years in 2016. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Yemen is 8 years, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Yemen peaked at 8.86 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 2016.
Yemen ranks 191st of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.4 years | — |
| 2001 | 8.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.86 years | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 8.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.73 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 8.08 years | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 8.03 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.4 years | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 8.23 years | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.43 years | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 8 years | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4 years | 8.4 years | 8.4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.59 years | 8.08 years | 8.86 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.22 years | 8 years | 8.43 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Yemen was 8 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Yemen ranks 191st out of 208 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release