What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen?

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen was 3.1 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?

The highest recorded value was 3.1 years in 2016.

What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?

The lowest recorded value was 2.58 years in 2008.

How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?

Yemen ranks 165th out of 198 countries with data for 2016.

Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Yemen?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Yemen data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen

Name: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Yemen: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 3.1 years in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)

3.1 years

Change on year

up 4.6%

World rank

165th

of 198 countries

All-time high

3.1 years

in 2016

All-time low

2.58 years

in 2008

Years of data

1999–2016

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen, 1999–2016

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen is 3.1 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen peaked at 3.1 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.58 years, in 2008.

Yemen ranks 165th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2.74 years	2.74 years	2.74 years	1
2000s	2.82 years	2.58 years	3 years	5
2010s	2.86 years	2.65 years	3.1 years	5

Countries ranked near Yemen

162 Iraq 3.31 years compare
163 Senegal 3.24 years compare
164 Zimbabwe 3.15 years compare
166 Lesotho 3.1 years compare
167 Pakistan 3.1 years compare
168 Guatemala 3.07 years compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

More reference data data for Yemen

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0109 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 12.49 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen?: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Yemen was 3.1 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 3.1 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 2.58 years in 2008.
How does Yemen rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?: Yemen ranks 165th out of 198 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Yemen?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Yemen data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.