Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Yemen
Yemen: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 76.98 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 76.98 for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in 2016.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Yemen peaked at 82.07 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 63.52, in 1999.
That places Yemen 209th out of 217 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.52 | — |
| 2000 | 66.25 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 68.99 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 71.05 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 74.39 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 77.45 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 79.42 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 78.92 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.42 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 77.92 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.89 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.86 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.81 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 79.96 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 82.07 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 80.37 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 78.67 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 76.98 | -2.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 76.98 is below the median for low income countries, which is 96.81, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 76.98 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.63, 79% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.52 | 63.52 | 63.52 | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.07 | 66.25 | 79.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.53 | 76.98 | 82.07 | 7 |
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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Yemen?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Yemen was 76.98 in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 82.07 in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.52 in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Yemen ranks 209th out of 217 countries with data for 2016.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.