Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Yemen
Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 29.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 29.6% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Yemen peaked at 29.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1999.
That places Yemen 176th out of 195 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.5% | — |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 18.2% | 22.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 21.9% | 29.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 173 Syria 31.9% compare
- 174 Liberia 30.4% compare
- 175 Mali 30.3% compare
- 177 Mozambique 29.0% compare
- 178 Solomon Islands 27.2% compare
- 179 Mauritania 27.0% compare
More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,320 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 267,498 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.7 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 80,059 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 187,439 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.91 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Yemen?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Yemen was 29.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Yemen ranks 176th out of 195 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release