Ethiopia vs Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Ethiopia
70.3%
in 2023
Yemen
74.5%
in 2016
Ethiopia rank
189th
Yemen rank
187th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Yemen
20406080199420082023

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 74.5% against 70.3% in Ethiopia, a difference of 4.2%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Yemen ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 189th and Yemen ranks 187th of 199 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 45.4% 75.0% 29.6% Yemen
2000s 60.7% 79.1% 18.4% Yemen
2010s 75.4% 78.2% 2.9% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Ethiopia or Yemen?
Yemen, at 74.5% against 70.3% in Ethiopia as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Ethiopia and Yemen?
4.2%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Ethiopia ranks 189th and Yemen ranks 187th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release