Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen
Yemen: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8805 index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.8805 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen peaked at 0.8805 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 index, in 1981.
Yemen ranks 149th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 index | — |
| 1982 | 0 index | — |
| 1983 | 0.0031 index | — |
| 1984 | 0.0179 index | +469.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0361 index | +101.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0549 index | +52.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0756 index | +37.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0918 index | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1118 index | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1314 index | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 0.156 index | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1781 index | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1981 index | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2168 index | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2339 index | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2557 index | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2788 index | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3044 index | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3274 index | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3513 index | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.376 index | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3966 index | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4172 index | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4367 index | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4574 index | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4784 index | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.499 index | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5193 index | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5417 index | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5656 index | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5917 index | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6164 index | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6376 index | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6575 index | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6742 index | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6897 index | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7105 index | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7341 index | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7579 index | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7797 index | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7994 index | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8165 index | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8358 index | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8575 index | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.8805 index | +2.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.8805 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.8805 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 87% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +469.4% | 0.0031 index | 0.0179 index |
| 1985 | +101.6% | 0.0179 index | 0.0361 index |
| 1986 | +52.4% | 0.0361 index | 0.0549 index |
| 1987 | +37.6% | 0.0549 index | 0.0756 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0435 index | 0 index | 0.1118 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2281 index | 0.1314 index | 0.3274 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4474 index | 0.3513 index | 0.5417 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6635 index | 0.5656 index | 0.7579 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8282 index | 0.7797 index | 0.8805 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More gender data for Yemen
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,054 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,613 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 662,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 697,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 689,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 643,105 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen was 0.8805 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8805 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 index in 1981.
- How does Yemen rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Yemen ranks 149th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.