Many others wear more traditional Arab clothing. Many men wear skullcaps, turbans, or tall, round hats called tarbooshes. Many women wear long robes, black shawls, and veils. Less than half the people of Yemen 15 years of age or older can read and write. For the country's literacy rate, see .
Public schools exist in cities and larger towns.
In rural areas, most education takes place in Muslim religious schools. Yemen's first university, the University of Sana, was founded in 1970. Another university is in Aden. Land Yemen has flat land along the west and south coasts and high land inland. The coastal plain along the Red Sea is called the Tihamah.