School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.4403 years in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Yemen, 1992–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.4403 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2011.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Yemen peaked at 0.4849 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1986 years, in 1997.
Yemen ranks 168th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2829 years | 0.1986 years | 0.4506 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4414 years | 0.4004 years | 0.4849 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4517 years | 0.4403 years | 0.4631 years | 2 |
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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, tertiary, both sexes in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Yemen was 0.4403 years in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4849 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1986 years in 1997.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Yemen ranks 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release