Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Yemen
Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.8481 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.8481 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Yemen peaked at 0.8481 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5168 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Yemen 192nd out of 199 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5168 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5805 GPIA | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6075 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6375 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6593 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6921 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.759 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.781 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7819 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7957 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8138 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8481 GPIA | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5168 GPIA | 0.5168 GPIA | 0.5168 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.656 GPIA | 0.5805 GPIA | 0.759 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8041 GPIA | 0.781 GPIA | 0.8481 GPIA | 5 |
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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Yemen?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Yemen was 0.8481 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8481 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5168 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Yemen ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release