Lower secondary completion rate, female in Yemen
Yemen: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 38.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 38.5% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Yemen peaked at 38.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1999.
That places Yemen 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.4% | — |
| 2001 | 23.4% | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 23.4% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 30.9% | 38.5% | 4 |
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 lower secondary completion rate, female in Yemen?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Yemen was 38.5% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Yemen ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.