Tertiary education, academic staff in Yemen
Yemen: Tertiary education, academic staff was 17.1% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Yemen, 1992–2007
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Yemen is 17.1%, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 1,246.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Yemen peaked at 17.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1999.
That places Yemen 150th out of 170 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.7% | — |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -89.1% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +1150.7% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 1.3% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 15.9% | 17.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Yemen?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Yemen was 17.1% in 2007, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Yemen ranks 150th out of 170 countries with data for 2007.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,246.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.