Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Yemen

Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 69.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
69.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
157th
of 188 countries
All-time high
74.3%
in 2001
All-time low
63.8%
in 2008
Years of data
12
1999–2016

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

0204060801999200720161999: 72.7 %2001: 74.3 %2002: 73.7 %2003: 71.7 %2004: 70.5 %2005: 67.3 %2008: 63.8 %2010: 66.4 %2011: 69 %2012: 68.2 %2013: 69.1 %2016: 69.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Yemen is 69.2%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Yemen peaked at 74.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2008.

That places Yemen 157th out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Yemen, 1999 to 2016.
Year % Change
1999 72.7%
2001 74.3% +2.2%
2002 73.7% -0.9%
2003 71.7% -2.7%
2004 70.5% -1.7%
2005 67.3% -4.6%
2008 63.8% -5.1%
2010 66.4% +4.0%
2011 69.0% +3.9%
2012 68.2% -1.1%
2013 69.1% +1.2%
2016 69.2% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.7% 72.7% 72.7% 1
2000s 70.2% 63.8% 74.3% 6
2010s 68.4% 66.4% 69.2% 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 154 Eritrea 69.9% compare
  2. 155 Guatemala 69.6% compare
  3. 156 Bahamas 69.5% compare
  4. 158 Comoros 67.7% compare
  5. 159 Vanuatu 66.9% compare
  6. 160 Cambodia 66.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Yemen?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Yemen was 69.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2008.
How does Yemen rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Yemen ranks 157th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.