United Arab Emirates vs Yemen
United Arab Emirates vs Yemen: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 86.8% in United Arab Emirates in 2013 and 78.7% in Yemen in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2013 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 8.5 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Yemen.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2012.
- In 2012, United Arab Emirates ranked 70 and Yemen ranked 84 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2013.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | United Arab Emirates | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | – | 78.7 | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 86.8 | 78.3 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 87.5 | 77 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | – | – | 88.1 |
| 2010 | – | 73.5 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | – | – | 87.9 |
| 2008 | – | 69.4 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 87.1 | – | 87.2 |
| 2006 | – | – | 86 |
| 2005 | – | 66.1 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | 62.3 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | 58.8 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | – | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | – | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | 41.6 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | 79.7 | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | 82.5 | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | 86.1 | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | 88.8 | – | 78 |
| 1994 | 88.5 | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | 90.1 | – | 78 |
| 1992 | 91.9 | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | 95.9 | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | 95.1 | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | 90.8 | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | 86.2 | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | 83.3 | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | 73.2 | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | 72 | – | 74 |
| 1980 | – | 9 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | – | 5.3 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | – | 1.5 | 69 |
| 1965 | – | 0.8 | 66 |
| 1960 | – | 0.2 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | – | 0 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | – | 0 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | – | 0 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | – | 0 | 40 |
| 1935 | – | 0 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | – | 0 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | – | 0 | 33 |
| 1920 | – | 0 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | – | 0 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | – | 0 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | – | 0 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | – | 0 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | – | 0 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | – | 0 | 20 |
| 1885 | – | 0 | 19 |
| 1880 | – | 0 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | – | 0 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | – | 0 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | – | 0 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | – | 0 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | – | 0 | 8 |
| 1850 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | – | 0 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | – | 0 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | – | 0 | 4 |
| 1825 | – | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | – | 0 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
United Arab Emirates vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancyUnited Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUnited Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUnited Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionUnited Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateUnited Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUnited Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthUnited Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUnited Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUnited Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageUnited Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUnited Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateUnited Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUnited Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsUnited Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personUnited Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingUnited Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelUnited Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerUnited Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersUnited Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUnited Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsUnited Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986