Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen
Yemen: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.2% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
156th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 1999
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
9
1999–2016
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen peaked at 1.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.
Yemen ranks 156th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.6% | — |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -81.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 153 Hong Kong 0.4% compare
- 154 Comoros 0.3% compare
- 155 Oman 0.3% compare
- 157 Myanmar 0.2% compare
- 158 Afghanistan 0.1% compare
- 159 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 159 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 159 Dominica 0.0%
- 159 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 159 Jamaica 0.0% compare
- 159 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 159 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
- 159 Malawi 0.0%
- 159 Saudi Arabia 0.0% compare
- 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% 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 0.2% 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 1.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Yemen ranks 156th out of 168 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 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release