Enrolment in primary education, female in Yemen
Yemen: Enrolment in primary education, female was 1.78 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, enrolment in primary education, female in Yemen stood at 1.78 million number. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Yemen peaked at 1.78 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 804,770 number, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 43rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 804,770 number | — |
| 2001 | 993,811 number | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 1.08 million number | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 1.17 million number | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 1.26 million number | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.34 million number | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.43 million number | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.51 million number | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million number | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.63 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.73 million number | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.78 million number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 804,770 number | 804,770 number | 804,770 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million number | 993,811 number | 1.43 million number | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.65 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.78 million number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 40 Nepal 2.01 million number compare
- 41 Côte d'Ivoire 1.93 million number compare
- 42 Peru 1.83 million number compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 1.68 million number compare
- 45 Zambia 1.65 million number compare
- 46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.59 million number compare
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 enrolment in primary education, female in Yemen?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Yemen was 1.78 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 804,770 number in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Yemen ranks 43rd out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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 Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.