Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen
Yemen: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9356 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen is 0.9356 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen peaked at 0.9356 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0786 index, in 1981.
That places Yemen 158th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0786 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.0979 index | +24.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1168 index | +19.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1373 index | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1582 index | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1788 index | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1994 index | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2206 index | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2399 index | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2591 index | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2779 index | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2963 index | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3169 index | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3371 index | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3595 index | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3811 index | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4017 index | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4225 index | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4414 index | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.46 index | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4799 index | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5007 index | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5209 index | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5417 index | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5646 index | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5883 index | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6109 index | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6329 index | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6542 index | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6751 index | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6941 index | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7126 index | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7311 index | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7513 index | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7722 index | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7914 index | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8084 index | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8251 index | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8425 index | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8598 index | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8776 index | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8942 index | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9095 index | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9221 index | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9356 index | +1.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.9356 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.9356 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 index, 93% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1586 index | 0.0786 index | 0.2399 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3493 index | 0.2591 index | 0.4414 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5554 index | 0.46 index | 0.6542 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7604 index | 0.6751 index | 0.8425 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8998 index | 0.8598 index | 0.9356 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Yemen was 0.9356 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9356 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0786 index in 1981.
- How does Yemen rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Yemen ranks 158th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.