Education in Yemen

Girls in Al-Hamzi in their class in Al-Hamzi school, Hajjah. Credit: UNICEF/UN0459555/Marish

Partner since:

Total grant support: US$177,567,502

Grant eligibility:

  • Multiplier
  • Girls' Education Accelerator
  • System capacity
  • System transformation

Education sector plan

Objective: Address immediate needs; ensure prevention, preparedness and mitigation of risks for children and education personnel; retain some of the past gains and improvements in access to and quality of education.

Other key documents

Coordinating agency: UNESCO, UNESCO Doha Office for Gulf States & Yemen, Doha, Qatar

GPE Team lead: Muhammad Tariq Khan

Ministry of Education
Domestic financing commitment
GPE 2025 data

Transforming education in Yemen

Yemen considers education vital to eliminating poverty and is focused on ensuring that all children have access to quality education. The country’s development plans consistently prioritize human development and the education of the labor force.

While access to basic education has improved, Yemen still faces significant challenges, including girls’ enrollment, retention and completion rates, teaching quality and instructional materials, and emergency or conflict-afflicted areas.

The Medium-Term Results Framework 2013-2015 covered the period 2013-2015 and outlined 10 programs under 5 objectives. The country is in the process of developing a transitional sector plan through support from GPE and other development partners.

Result story

Yemen's education journey amid a decade of conflict

Yemen's education journey amid a decade of conflict
  • Yemen’s decade-long conflict has taken a terrible toll on children and their education.
  • GPE has worked closely with the government, civil society and international partners to mobilize resources to prevent the education system’s collapse.
  • Investing in education is essential for Yemen's recovery, economic development and peacebuilding.
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Grants

(data as of March 29, 2025)

 

  • Type: System capacity

    Years: 2023 - 2025

    Allocation: US$766,944

    Utilization: US$570,543

    Grant agent: UNESCO

  • Type: Program implementation and Multiplier

    Years: 2021 - 2025

    Allocation: US$47,400,000

    Utilization: US$39,030,792

    Grant agent: World Bank

Civil society engagement

As part of its investment in civil society advocacy and social accountability efforts, GPE’s Education Out Loud fund is supporting the Yemeni Coalition for Education for All (YCEA) for the 2024-2026 period. This builds on previous support from the Civil Society Education Fund (CSEF).

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