Yemen, Rep.: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)

Key figures

Since 1999 it is down 10.7 percentage points from 20.58% in 1999. The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

Closest to Yemen, Rep. in the 2016 ranking

• Paraguay — 1st of 8: 13.94%
• Chad — 2nd of 8: 13.89%
• Guinea — 3rd of 8: 10.48%
• Dominica — 5th of 8: 6.66%
• Fiji — 6th of 8: 2.93%
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 7th of 8: 1.71%

What this measures

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.

All 10 values

Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 6.57% (2018)
• Bahrain — 2.67% (2018)
• Djibouti — 11.29% (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.55% (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 7.66% (2017)
• Israel — 2.8% (2017)
• Jordan — 0.7% (2018)
• Kuwait — 2.58% (2018)
• Lebanon — 6.73% (2018)
• Malta — 0.86% (2017)

More education data for Yemen, Rep.

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 9 (2025)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 1.59% (2016)
• School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 1.51% (2016)
• School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) — 1.68% (2016)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Yemen, Rep.'s over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)?

9.88% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 10.7 percentage points from 20.58% in 1999. The highest value was 20.58% in 1999 and the lowest 9.85% in 2012.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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