Egypt vs Yemen
Egypt vs Yemen: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.5 years in Egypt and 4.2 years in Yemen, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Egypt, by 2.3 years, or 1.56 times that in Yemen.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Egypt ranked 115 and Yemen ranked 166 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Egypt | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.5 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 4.1 |
| 2010 | 6.5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986