Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Yemen
Yemen: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Yemen stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Yemen peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 191st of 200 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 primary education in public institutions in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 primary education in public institutions in Yemen?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Yemen was 0.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions?
- Yemen ranks 191st out of 200 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 primary education in public 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