School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Yemen

Yemen: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.8367 GPI in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8367 GPI
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
182nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.8367 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.4977 GPI
in 1999
Years of data
12
1999–2016

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Yemen, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.81999200720161999: 0.498 GPI2001: 0.569 GPI2002: 0.596 GPI2003: 0.624 GPI2004: 0.647 GPI2005: 0.679 GPI2008: 0.749 GPI2010: 0.771 GPI2011: 0.771 GPI2012: 0.785 GPI2013: 0.803 GPI2016: 0.837 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2016, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Yemen stood at 0.8367 GPI. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Yemen peaked at 0.8367 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4977 GPI, in 1999.

That places Yemen 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4977 GPI 0.4977 GPI 0.4977 GPI 1
2000s 0.6441 GPI 0.5695 GPI 0.7492 GPI 6
2010s 0.7933 GPI 0.771 GPI 0.8367 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 179 Pakistan 0.8662 GPI compare
  2. 180 Eritrea 0.8579 GPI compare
  3. 181 Niger 0.8398 GPI compare
  4. 183 Iraq 0.8095 GPI compare
  5. 184 Guinea 0.7943 GPI compare
  6. 185 Central African Republic 0.7643 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Yemen?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Yemen was 0.8367 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 0.8367 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4977 GPI in 1999.
How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Yemen ranks 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.