Secondary education, pupils in Yemen
Yemen: Secondary education, pupils was 1.92 million in 2016. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1.92 million for secondary education, pupils in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Yemen peaked at 1.92 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million, in 1999.
That places Yemen 53rd out of 206 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 million | 1.04 million | 1.04 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.40 million | 1.25 million | 1.48 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.71 million | 1.56 million | 1.92 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 144,824 (2016)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.5 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.9% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Yemen?
- Secondary education, pupils in Yemen was 1.92 million in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Yemen ranks 53rd out of 206 countries with data for 2016.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.