School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Yemen
Yemen: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 43.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 43.7% for school enrollment, secondary in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Yemen peaked at 43.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 181st of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.1% | — |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +2.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 43.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.2%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 43.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.0%, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 36.1% | 36.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 38.0% | 41.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 39.1% | 43.7% | 5 |
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 school enrollment, secondary in Yemen?
- School enrollment, secondary in Yemen was 43.7% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Yemen ranks 181st out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.