Yemen, Rep.: Primary education, pupils (% female)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 1.66 percentage points from 43.94% in 2011. Since 1999 it is up 10.65 percentage points from 34.95% in 1999. The World Bank has no value for 6 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2016, Yemen, Rep. had the 11th highest value of the 13 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Yemen, Rep. in the 2016 ranking

• Paraguay — 7th of 13: 48.16%
• Nigeria — 8th of 13: 47.5%
• Papua New Guinea — 9th of 13: 46.16%
• Guinea — 11th of 13: 44.67%
• Central African Republic — 12th of 13: 43.61%
• Chad — 13th of 13: 43.36%

What this measures

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 12 values

Primary education, pupils (% female) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 38.96% (2018)
• Algeria — 47.82% (2018)
• Bahrain — 49.38% (2018)
• Djibouti — 46.36% (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 48.6% (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 50.13% (2017)
• Israel — 48.86% (2017)
• Jordan — 48.92% (2018)
• Kuwait — 48.97% (2018)
• Lebanon — 48.21% (2018)
• Malta

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 primary education, pupils (% female)?

45.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 10.65 percentage points from 34.95% in 1999. The highest value was 45.6% in 2016 and the lowest 34.95% in 1999.

How does Yemen, Rep. rank?

11th highest of 13 economies with data for 2016.

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.ENRL.FE.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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