Average years of schooling among adults in Yemen
Yemen: Average years of schooling among adults was 5.48 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Average years of schooling among adults in Yemen, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Yemen stood at 5.48 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Yemen peaked at 5.48 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3231 years, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 164th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7265 years | 0.3231 years | 1.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 years | 1.34 years | 2.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.84 years | 2.9 years | 4.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.16 years | 4.84 years | 5.48 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 average years of schooling among adults in Yemen?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Yemen was 5.48 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3231 years in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Yemen ranks 164th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.