Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen
Yemen: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 99.1% 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 99.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen peaked at 99.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2012.
That places Yemen 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.3% | — |
| 2001 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.2% | 97.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.1% | 99.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 34 Kenya 99.2% compare
- 35 Mauritania 99.1% compare
- 37 Myanmar 98.8% compare
- 38 Afghanistan 98.6% compare
- 39 Oman 98.6% compare
More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.04 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0554 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0661 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.92 million (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.56 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 144,824 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 788,594 (2016)
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 99.1% 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 99.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2012.
- How does Yemen rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Yemen ranks 36th out of 188 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 1.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release