Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Yemen
Yemen: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.4% for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in 2016.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Yemen peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 179th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 176 Tunisia 0.6% compare
- 177 Uzbekistan 0.6%
- 178 Tajikistan 0.5% compare
- 180 Afghanistan 0.4% compare
More education data for Yemen
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 229,234 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,507 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,813 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.92 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Yemen?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Yemen was 0.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
- Yemen ranks 179th out of 180 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release