School life expectancy, secondary, male in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.03 years in 2016. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Yemen is 3.03 years, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Yemen peaked at 3.53 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.87 years, in 2010.
Yemen ranks 188th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.32 years | — |
| 2001 | 3.37 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.53 years | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.36 years | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.24 years | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.88 years | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 2.87 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.99 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.96 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.03 years | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 3.03 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.32 years | 3.32 years | 3.32 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.28 years | 2.88 years | 3.53 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.98 years | 2.87 years | 3.03 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, male in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Yemen was 3.03 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 years in 2010.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Yemen ranks 188th out of 213 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release