Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Yemen
Yemen: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 99.4% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 99.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen peaked at 99.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 36th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.6% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +1.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 99.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.8%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 99.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.8%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.1% | 99.4% | 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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen was 99.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Yemen ranks 36th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 upper 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