Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Yemen
Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 34.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Yemen is 34.5%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Yemen peaked at 34.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 154th of 182 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, upper secondary, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 21.6% | 25.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 24.6% | 34.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.92 million (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.56 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 144,824 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 788,594 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 8.79 % change on previous year (2013)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Yemen?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Yemen was 34.5% 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 34.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Yemen ranks 154th out of 182 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 35.5%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.