Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Yemen
Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 51.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Yemen, 1999–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.04 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0554 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0661 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.92 million (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.56 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 144,824 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 788,594 (2016)
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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About this data
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.