Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Yemen
Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.4451 GPIA in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Yemen, 1992–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.4451 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2011. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Yemen peaked at 0.4451 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1486 GPIA, in 1997.
That places Yemen 181st out of 189 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2121 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.1486 GPIA | -30.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2729 GPIA | +83.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3416 GPIA | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3525 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3706 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.368 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3886 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4176 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4355 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4417 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4451 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2112 GPIA | 0.1486 GPIA | 0.2729 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3821 GPIA | 0.3416 GPIA | 0.4355 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4434 GPIA | 0.4417 GPIA | 0.4451 GPIA | 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 gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Yemen?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Yemen was 0.4451 GPIA in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4451 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1486 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Yemen rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Yemen ranks 181st out of 189 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release