Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Yemen
Yemen: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.7% for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in 2016. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Yemen peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.
That places Yemen 173rd out of 179 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +29.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
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 upper secondary education in public in Yemen?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Yemen was 0.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public?
- Yemen ranks 173rd out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. 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 upper secondary 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