School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Yemen
Yemen: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 1.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Yemen, 1991–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1.6% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Yemen peaked at 1.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.
That places Yemen 194th out of 197 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +38.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 65.1 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 69.38 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Yemen?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Yemen was 1.6% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- How does Yemen rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Yemen ranks 194th out of 197 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.