Enrolment in secondary education, female in Yemen
Yemen: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 788,594 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 788,594 for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Yemen peaked at 788,594 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 271,291, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 57th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 271,291 | — |
| 2001 | 353,297 | +30.2% |
| 2003 | 413,767 | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 451,535 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 466,693 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 522,950 | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 584,873 | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 622,917 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 647,503 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 704,430 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 788,594 | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 271,291 | 271,291 | 271,291 | 1 |
| 2000s | 441,648 | 353,297 | 522,950 | 5 |
| 2010s | 669,663 | 584,873 | 788,594 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.7 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 80,059 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 187,439 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.91 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Yemen?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Yemen was 788,594 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 788,594 in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 271,291 in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Yemen ranks 57th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release