School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.729 GPI in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Yemen, 1999–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.729 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Yemen peaked at 0.729 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4558 GPI, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 171st of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4558 GPI | — |
| 2003 | 0.5631 GPI | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 0.588 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6187 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6974 GPI | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7236 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.729 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4558 GPI | 0.4558 GPI | 0.4558 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6168 GPI | 0.5631 GPI | 0.6974 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7263 GPI | 0.7236 GPI | 0.729 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 168 Iraq 0.7615 GPI compare
- 169 Guinea 0.7413 GPI compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 0.7395 GPI
- 172 Liberia 0.7165 GPI
- 173 Central African Republic 0.6923 GPI compare
- 174 Chad 0.6676 GPI compare
More education data for Yemen
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Yemen was 0.729 GPI in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.729 GPI in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4558 GPI in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Yemen ranks 171st out of 175 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.