Average years of schooling in Yemen
Yemen: Average years of schooling was 3.2 years in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Average years of schooling in Yemen, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling in Yemen is 3.2 years, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling in Yemen peaked at 3.68 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1 years, in 1870.
Yemen ranks 153rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Average years of schooling in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.1 years | — |
| 1880 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.23 years | +130.0% |
| 1985 | 0.61 years | +165.2% |
| 1990 | 1.2 years | +96.7% |
| 1995 | 1.67 years | +39.2% |
| 2000 | 2.34 years | +40.1% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 3.68 years | +22.7% |
| 2015 | 3 years | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 3.2 years | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.42 years | 0.23 years | 0.61 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.44 years | 1.2 years | 1.67 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.67 years | 2.34 years | 3 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.34 years | 3 years | 3.68 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.2 years | 3.2 years | 3.2 years | 1 |
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 average years of schooling in Yemen?
- Average years of schooling in Yemen was 3.2 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 years in 1870.
- How does Yemen rank for average years of schooling?
- Yemen ranks 153rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is average years of schooling rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.