Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen
Yemen: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 64.6% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Yemen peaked at 2.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, 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 | 2.7% | — |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -64.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 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 0.9% 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 2.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% 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 60.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release