Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Yemen
Yemen: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 306,027 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2016, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Yemen stood at 306,027. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Yemen peaked at 306,027 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 95,337, in 1999.
That places Yemen 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95,337 | — |
| 2001 | 130,878 | +37.3% |
| 2003 | 161,115 | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 178,483 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 183,979 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 194,685 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 212,110 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 233,468 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 248,920 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 275,677 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 306,027 | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95,337 | 95,337 | 95,337 | 1 |
| 2000s | 169,828 | 130,878 | 194,685 | 5 |
| 2010s | 255,240 | 212,110 | 306,027 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Yemen?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Yemen was 306,027 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 306,027 in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,337 in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Yemen ranks 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release