Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled both in Yemen
Yemen: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled both was 267,498 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Yemen, 1992–2011
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Yemen is 267,498, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Yemen peaked at 274,827 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 53,082, in 1992.
Yemen ranks 83rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled both in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 53,082 | — |
| 1997 | 65,675 | +23.7% |
| 1998 | 114,920 | +75.0% |
| 1999 | 164,166 | +42.9% |
| 2000 | 173,919 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 183,673 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 193,426 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 193,290 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 192,071 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 199,813 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 200,853 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 236,972 | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 251,187 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 274,827 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 272,130 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 267,498 | -1.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 267,498 is above the median for low income countries, which is 112,732, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 267,498 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 375,028, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled both in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +75.0% | 65,675 | 114,920 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,461 | 53,082 | 164,166 | 4 |
| 2000s | 210,003 | 173,919 | 274,827 | 10 |
| 2010s | 269,814 | 267,498 | 272,130 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Yemen?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Yemen was 267,498 in 2011, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 274,827 in 2009.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,082 in 1992.
- How does Yemen rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Yemen ranks 83rd out of 200 countries with data for 2011.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.