Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Yemen
Yemen: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 99.7% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Yemen is 99.7%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Yemen peaked at 99.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 45th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.1% | — |
| 2001 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 42 Myanmar 99.8% compare
- 43 Oman 99.8% compare
- 44 Mauritania 99.8% compare
- 46 Afghanistan 99.7% compare
- 47 Comoros 99.5% compare
- 48 Tanzania, United Republic of 99.5% compare
More education data for Yemen
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Yemen?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Yemen was 99.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Yemen ranks 45th out of 219 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release