Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Yemen
Yemen: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.6982 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Yemen stood at 0.6982 GPI. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Yemen peaked at 0.6982 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3402 GPI, in 1999.
That places Yemen 171st out of 182 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, gender parity index in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3402 GPI | — |
| 2001 | 0.3727 GPI | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4167 GPI | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4377 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4536 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5334 GPI | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5878 GPI | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6139 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6359 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6697 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6982 GPI | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3402 GPI | 0.3402 GPI | 0.3402 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4428 GPI | 0.3727 GPI | 0.5334 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6411 GPI | 0.5878 GPI | 0.6982 GPI | 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, gender parity index in Yemen?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Yemen was 0.6982 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6982 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3402 GPI in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Yemen ranks 171st out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. 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, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.