Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Yemen

Primary completion rate in Yemen in 2016 — 60.14%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 145. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 12.11 pp.

2016 60.14% +0.99 pp vs 2013
World rank 138of 145
Period maximum 60.14%2016
Period minimum 48.03%1999

Trend over time

1999–2016 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Yemen, 1999–2016455055606519992001200320052007200920112013201520161999: 48.03%2001: 51.22%2002: 50.85%2003: 53.91%2004: 53.47%2005: 53.49%2008: 57.01%2010: 56.54%2012: 59.33%2013: 59.15%2016: 60.14%
Change over the period: +12.11 pp Annual average: 0.71 pp

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Yemen

Yemen 60.14%
World 88.46%
Western Asia computed 100.98%
Primary completion rate — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 60.14
2013 59.15 −0.17 pp
2012 59.33
2010 56.54
2008 57.01
2005 53.49 +0.02 pp
2004 53.47 −0.45 pp
2003 53.91 +3.06 pp
2002 50.85 −0.37 pp
2001 51.22
1999 48.03

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.