Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Yemen

Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 51.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
51.5%
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
170th
of 188 countries
All-time high
51.5%
in 2016
All-time low
27.5%
in 1999
Years of data
12
1999–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Yemen, 1999–2016

02040601999200720161999: 27.5 %2001: 31.9 %2002: 32.2 %2003: 33.3 %2004: 34.6 %2005: 34.5 %2008: 37.5 %2010: 42.5 %2011: 44.5 %2012: 45.3 %2013: 48.2 %2016: 51.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 51.5% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Yemen peaked at 51.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 1999.

That places Yemen 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) in Yemen, 1999 to 2016.
Year % Change
1999 27.5%
2001 31.9% +16.0%
2002 32.2% +1.1%
2003 33.3% +3.4%
2004 34.6% +3.9%
2005 34.5% -0.3%
2008 37.5% +8.6%
2010 42.5% +13.4%
2011 44.5% +4.6%
2012 45.3% +1.9%
2013 48.2% +6.3%
2016 51.5% +6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.5% 27.5% 27.5% 1
2000s 34.0% 31.9% 37.5% 6
2010s 46.4% 42.5% 51.5% 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 167 Burundi 54.4% compare
  2. 168 Angola 53.6% compare
  3. 169 Pakistan 51.8% compare
  4. 171 Afghanistan 50.6% compare
  5. 172 Liberia 48.6% compare
  6. 173 Mali 48.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Yemen?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Yemen was 51.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 1999.
How does Yemen rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Yemen ranks 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.