School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Yemen
Yemen: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 0.6046 years in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Yemen, 1992–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.6046 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2011.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Yemen peaked at 0.6997 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3263 years, in 1992.
Yemen ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3263 years | — |
| 1997 | 0.3411 years | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6997 years | +105.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6773 years | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6427 years | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.604 years | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6038 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5717 years | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6332 years | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6366 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6374 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6046 years | -5.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.6046 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3978 years, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.6046 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2 years, 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4557 years | 0.3263 years | 0.6997 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6242 years | 0.5717 years | 0.6773 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.621 years | 0.6046 years | 0.6374 years | 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, male in Yemen?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Yemen was 0.6046 years in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6997 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3263 years in 1992.
- How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Yemen ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release