Pre-primary enrolment
YemenMiddle East, North Africa, A…Low incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
YemenMiddle East, North Africa, A…Low incomeWorld
10 indicators
Education: Yemen in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 1.6%2016 | — | — | 0.6%2001 | 1.3% | · | +0.6 ppsince 2005 | 33.8% | 20.1% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 77.0%2016 | — | — | 69.0%2001 | 77.9% | · | −2.4 ppsince 2005 | 94.6% | 97.6% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 60.1%2016 | — | — | 51.2%2001 | 56.5% | · | +6.7 ppsince 2005 | 83.7% | 62.9% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 43.7%2016 | — | — | 39.9%2001 | 39.1% | · | +3.2 ppsince 2005 | 65.8% | 41.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 45.0%2016 | — | — | 40.0%2001 | 40.3% | · | +4.9 ppsince 2005 | 66.7% | 38.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 8.8%2011 | — | — | 9.0%1999 | 9.3% | · | −0.2 ppsince 1999 | 29.7% | 9.3% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 30.6%2016 | — | — | 41.9%2001 | 29.9% | · | −0.8 ppsince 2005 | — | 24.1% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 26.92016 | 46/173 | 5/20 | 22.41999 | 30.8 | · | +20%since 1999 | 21.3 | 39.8 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.2%2008 | — | — | 9.7% | 5.2%2008 | · | — | 4.4% | 3.0% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 12.5%2008 | — | — | 30.5% | 12.5%2008 | · | — | 13.1% | 16.7% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+0.6 pp1.6% in 2016
- Primary completion+6.7 pp60.1% in 2016
- Secondary enrolment+3.2 pp43.7% in 2016
- Lower secondary completion+4.9 pp45.0% in 2016
Worse than ten years ago
- Tertiary enrolment−0.2 pp8.8% in 2011
- Pupils per teacher+20%26.9 in 2016
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Yemen and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Yemen. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Yemen | Saudi Arabia | Oman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 1.6%2016 | 18.3%2021 | 27.4%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 77.0%2016 | 104.0%2024 | 94.7%2024 |
| Primary completion | 60.1%2016 | 99.4%2024 | 92.1%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 43.7%2016 | 110.7%2024 | 95.1%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 45.0%2016 | 103.5%2024 | 95.3%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 8.8%2011 | 83.9%2024 | 42.2%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 30.6%2016 | 0.5%2024 | 5.8%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 26.92016 | 13.82018 | 9.72018 |
| Education spending | 5.2%2008 | 4.5%2023 | 4.4%2022 |