Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Yemen
Yemen: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 78.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 78.9% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Yemen peaked at 78.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 144th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.0% | — |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +41.4% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 78.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 71.5%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 78.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.5%, 82% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 59.3% | 69.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 74.0% | 78.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 141 Senegal 80.8% compare
- 142 Puerto Rico 80.4% compare
- 143 Jordan 80.3% compare
- 145 Burkina Faso 78.4% compare
- 146 Madagascar 78.2% compare
- 147 Bahamas 75.3% compare
More education data for Yemen
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 229,234 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,507 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,813 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.92 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Yemen?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Yemen was 78.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Yemen ranks 144th out of 165 countries with data for 2016.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.