School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.1 years in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Yemen, 1999–2011
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2011, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Yemen stood at 9.1 years. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Yemen peaked at 9.1 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.86 years, in 1999.
That places Yemen 167th out of 183 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.86 years | — |
| 2003 | 8.6 years | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 8.77 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.56 years | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 8.71 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 9.1 years | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.86 years | 7.86 years | 7.86 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.68 years | 8.56 years | 8.8 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.91 years | 8.71 years | 9.1 years | 2 |
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Yemen was 9.1 years in 2011, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 years in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Yemen ranks 167th out of 183 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.