Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Yemen
Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 69.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Yemen, 1999–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Yemen
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2016)
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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About this data
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.