Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen
Yemen: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.01 GPIA in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1.01 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2016.
Yemen ranks 125th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 123 Myanmar 1.01 GPIA compare
- 124 Nicaragua 1.01 GPIA compare
- 126 Canada 1.01 GPIA compare
- 127 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 128 Côte d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Yemen
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,824 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.03 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Yemen ranks 125th out of 183 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 down 1.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release