Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Yemen
Yemen: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 4.59 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Yemen, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Yemen stood at 4.59 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Yemen peaked at 8.86 live births per woman in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4.59 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Yemen 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.97 live births per woman | 7.96 live births per woman | 7.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.09 live births per woman | 7.99 live births per woman | 8.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.38 live births per woman | 8.23 live births per woman | 8.67 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.8 live births per woman | 8.71 live births per woman | 8.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.57 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 8.61 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.63 live births per woman | 5 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 live births per woman | 4.6 live births per woman | 4.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.59 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 4.6 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 144,824 (2016)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.5 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.9% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Yemen?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Yemen was 4.59 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 live births per woman in 1985.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Yemen ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.