Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen
Yemen: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 39.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen is 39.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen peaked at 39.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1981.
Yemen ranks 109th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.3% | — |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 10.4% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 12.2% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 12.9% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.9% | 9.3% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 13.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 22.3% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.2% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 34.9% | 39.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 76.98 (2016)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Yemen was 39.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1981.
- How does Yemen rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Yemen ranks 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release