School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.7336 GPIA in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen, 1999–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2011, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen stood at 0.7336 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen peaked at 0.7336 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4606 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Yemen 175th out of 179 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4606 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.5733 GPIA | +24.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5967 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6266 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7027 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7287 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7336 GPIA | +0.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.7336 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8674 GPIA, 85% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.7336 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.04 GPIA, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4606 GPIA | 0.4606 GPIA | 0.4606 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6248 GPIA | 0.5733 GPIA | 0.7027 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7311 GPIA | 0.7287 GPIA | 0.7336 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 172 Djibouti 0.7516 GPIA compare
- 173 Iraq 0.7473 GPIA compare
- 174 Sierra Leone 0.7404 GPIA
- 176 Liberia 0.6999 GPIA
- 177 Central African Republic 0.698 GPIA compare
- 178 Chad 0.68 GPIA compare
More education data for Yemen
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 229,234 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,507 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,813 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.92 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen was 0.7336 GPIA in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7336 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4606 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Yemen ranks 175th out of 179 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release