School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.4451 GPIA in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen, 1992–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2011, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen stood at 0.4451 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen peaked at 0.4451 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1486 GPIA, in 1997.
That places Yemen 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2121 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.1486 GPIA | -30.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2729 GPIA | +83.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3416 GPIA | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3525 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3706 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.368 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3886 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4176 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4355 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4417 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4451 GPIA | +0.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.4451 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6945 GPIA, 64% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.4451 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.24 GPIA, 36% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2112 GPIA | 0.1486 GPIA | 0.2729 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3821 GPIA | 0.3416 GPIA | 0.4355 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4434 GPIA | 0.4417 GPIA | 0.4451 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen was 0.4451 GPIA in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4451 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1486 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Yemen ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release