Yemen is off track to achieve universal basic education by 2015 with a net enrolment rate
that is far from being satisfactory, especially for females. Educational attainment is
particularly low in the higher educational cycles. The empirical analysis of this paper
suggests that there is ample scope for the Government to intervene and ensure attainment
of education goals. Development of rural public infrastructure would facilitate travel to
school, which would prove remarkably effective in increasing enrolment in basic and
higher education. Faster progress in building more schools and hiring more teachers
would strongly increase the probability of entry, especially for females. Interventions that
improve children’s health would also raise enrolment of students in basic education.
Finally, it is shown that achievement of education goals would be faster with improved
economic conditions, especially at the higher levels of education.