School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Yemen
Yemen: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.8717 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Yemen stood at 0.8717 GPI. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Yemen peaked at 0.8717 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5577 GPI, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 191st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5577 GPI | — |
| 2001 | 0.6242 GPI | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6566 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6854 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7044 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7388 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8036 GPI | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8153 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8144 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.826 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8388 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8717 GPI | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5577 GPI | 0.5577 GPI | 0.5577 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7022 GPI | 0.6242 GPI | 0.8036 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8332 GPI | 0.8144 GPI | 0.8717 GPI | 5 |
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More education data for Yemen
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Yemen?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Yemen was 0.8717 GPI in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8717 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5577 GPI in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Yemen ranks 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.