School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 0.5076 years in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Yemen, 1992–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Yemen is 0.5076 years, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Yemen peaked at 0.5672 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2386 years, in 1992.
That places Yemen 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2386 years | — |
| 1997 | 0.242 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5451 years | +125.2% |
| 2002 | 0.553 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5264 years | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4986 years | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4944 years | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4737 years | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5345 years | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5418 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5672 years | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5382 years | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5076 years | -5.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.5076 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3014 years, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.5076 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.85 years, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +125.2% | 0.242 years | 0.5451 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3419 years | 0.2386 years | 0.5451 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5237 years | 0.4737 years | 0.5672 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5229 years | 0.5076 years | 0.5382 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 65.1 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 69.38 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Yemen was 0.5076 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 0.5672 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2386 years in 1992.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Yemen ranks 150th out of 183 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 8.2%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.