Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen
Yemen: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 58.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen stood at 58.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen peaked at 58.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1981.
Yemen ranks 116th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.0% | — |
| 1982 | 15.6% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 16.9% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 18.4% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 21.0% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 22.1% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 23.4% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 24.6% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 26.9% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 29.4% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 30.7% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 31.9% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 33.1% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 57.7% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.8% | 15.0% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 22.1% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 34.3% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 41.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 52.9% | 58.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,824 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen was 58.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1981.
- How does Yemen rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Yemen ranks 116th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release