Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen
Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.8279 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.8279 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen peaked at 0.8279 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4947 GPIA, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 200th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4947 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5519 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6058 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6268 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6574 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7289 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7563 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7605 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7751 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7952 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8279 GPIA | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4947 GPIA | 0.4947 GPIA | 0.4947 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6342 GPIA | 0.5519 GPIA | 0.7289 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.783 GPIA | 0.7563 GPIA | 0.8279 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Yemen was 0.8279 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8279 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4947 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Yemen ranks 200th out of 206 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 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