Share of population with no formal education in Yemen
Yemen: Share of population with no formal education was 38.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population with no formal education in Yemen, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 38.0% for share of population with no formal education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with no formal education in Yemen peaked at 100.0% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2020.
Yemen ranks 7th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population with no formal education in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 100.0% | — |
| 1875 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1920 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 1945 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 95.6% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 90.7% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 83.4% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 77.0% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 69.4% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1890s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1900s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1910s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1920s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 1930s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 1940s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 1950s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 2 |
| 1960s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 98.5% | 98.2% | 98.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 93.2% | 90.7% | 95.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 80.2% | 77.0% | 83.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 63.4% | 69.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 46.2% | 55.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Yemen?
- Share of population with no formal education in Yemen was 38.0% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Yemen ranks 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal education rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.