Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes vocational in Yemen
Yemen: Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes vocational was 0.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Yemen stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.1% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Yemen peaked at 0.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.
That places Yemen 197th out of 216 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes vocational in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9% | — |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -25.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -62.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.1%, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.3%, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 194 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 195 Afghanistan 0.3% compare
- 196 Barbados 0.3% compare
- 198 Mauritania 0.2% compare
- 199 Oman 0.2% compare
- 200 Myanmar 0.2% compare
More education data for Yemen
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 65.1 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 69.38 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Yemen?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Yemen was 0.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Yemen ranks 197th out of 216 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release