Yemen
Background Information
Region
Middle East & North Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
32% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
5,204,280 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
4,611,346 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
32%
Source: UNSDG , 2013
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
67
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2012
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
10%
Source: DHS , 2013
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
9
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education
No data available
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
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Female 33%
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Male 47%
Female: UNESCO, 2014
Male: UNESCO, 2014
Youth not in education, employment or training
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Female 70%
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Male 22%
Female: ILO, 2014
Male: ILO, 2014
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 55%
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Male 70%
Female: UIS, 2013
Male: UIS, 2013
Lower secondary school age
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Female 39%
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Male 54%
Female: UIS, 2013
Male: UIS, 2013
Upper secondary school age
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Female 23%
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Male 37%
Female: UIS, 2013
Male: UIS, 2013
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
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Female 13%
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Male 19%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2013
No data available
Upper secondary school
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Female 54%
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Male 28%
Female: UIS, 2013
Male: UIS, 2013
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
2
Only enshrines the right to education or provides for a limited protection of this right
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education Out Loud (EOL)
Project/Program
Global Programme to End Child Marriage
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Government Programs Back to Top
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top