School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.7294 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen is 0.7294 GPIA, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen peaked at 0.7294 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3599 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Yemen 206th out of 213 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3599 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.4106 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4401 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4726 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4919 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5708 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6258 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.637 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6584 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6924 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7294 GPIA | +5.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.7294 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9524 GPIA, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.7294 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 GPIA, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3599 GPIA | 0.3599 GPIA | 0.3599 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4772 GPIA | 0.4106 GPIA | 0.5708 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6686 GPIA | 0.6258 GPIA | 0.7294 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 203 Tajikistan 0.8328 GPIA compare
- 204 Uganda 0.7902 GPIA compare
- 205 Equatorial Guinea 0.7763 GPIA compare
- 207 Chad 0.7051 GPIA compare
- 208 Somalia 0.7034 GPIA compare
- 209 Central African Republic 0.67 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen was 0.7294 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7294 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3599 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Yemen ranks 206th out of 213 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release