School life expectancy, primary, male in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, primary, male was 4.97 years in 2016. β¬ Flat
Latest (2016)
4.97 years
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
162nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
5.5 years
in 2005
All-time low
4.97 years
in 2016
Years of data
12
1999β2016
School life expectancy, primary, male in Yemen, 1999β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 4.97 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Yemen peaked at 5.5 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.97 years, in 2016.
Yemen ranks 162nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.08 years | 5.08 years | 5.08 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.28 years | 5.06 years | 5.5 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.24 years | 4.97 years | 5.41 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 144,824 (2016)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.5 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.9% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Yemen was 4.97 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.97 years in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Yemen ranks 162nd out of 209 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release