Lower secondary completion rate, total in Yemen
Yemen: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 45.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Yemen is 45.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Yemen peaked at 45.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 1999.
That places Yemen 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.4% | — |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 40.3% | 45.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,824 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Yemen?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Yemen was 45.0% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Yemen ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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, total (% 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.