School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.63 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen is 2.63 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen peaked at 2.63 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.28 years, in 2008.
That places Yemen 195th out of 214 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, both sexes in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.28 years | — |
| 2001 | 2.4 years | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 2.56 years | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5 years | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.43 years | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.28 years | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 2.34 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.46 years | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.58 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.63 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.28 years | 2.28 years | 2.28 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.43 years | 2.28 years | 2.56 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.5 years | 2.34 years | 2.63 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,824 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 76.98 (2016)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen was 2.63 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 years in 2008.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Yemen ranks 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release