School enrollment, primary, female in Yemen, Republic of
Yemen, Republic of: School enrollment, primary, female was 78.7% in 2016. β² Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Yemen, Republic of, 1999β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2016, school enrollment, primary, female in Yemen, Republic of stood at 78.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Yemen, Republic of peaked at 78.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1999.
Yemen, Republic of ranks 143rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 58.8% | 69.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 73.5% | 78.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen, Republic of
- 140 Vanuatu 80.6% compare
- 141 Jordan 80.2% compare
- 142 Senegal 79.6% compare
- 144 Madagascar, Republic of 77.8% compare
- 145 Burkina Faso 77.7% compare
- 146 Puerto Rico 76.8% compare
More education data for Yemen, Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,824 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Yemen, Republic of?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Yemen, Republic of was 78.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1999.
- How does Yemen, Republic of rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Yemen, Republic of ranks 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Yemen, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.